so… i can use all the nice configuration tools from GNOME but I do not have the limits of using extensions to get extra stuff working, i3 have a lot of possibilities to get info needed on panels + a modern and ergonomic workflow and handling of windows, I do use tabs only and all apps I need are starting by default … Terminals on the second monitor, and 3 Tabs for Browser Files and Email… like they are extended tabs of my browser…
I figured there was a good explanation 
Personally I have tried i3 and BSPWN (which I preferred). I feel immensely cool running them but I am a mouse kid at heart.
Personally, for my optimal workflow, I wish there was an extension that let you put SUPER on middle click. Gnome would be heaven to run in that case.
Well this is happier, or at least “beautiful and melancholic” instead of “beautiful and depressing”.
I am still thinking of starting over per instructions and run Gnome again though.
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As I need a Laptop with a powerful GPU, I can’t swtch to AMD.
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i noticed i had to reinstall zsh in order to get themes to work
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i use i3, but i’m easystroke dependent. By my experience after you’re used to it you’ll need to install in all DEs, trust me. And if you tried any other distro and can’t install easystroke you’ll just come back to arch-based distros.
My desktop (EndeavourOS stable + Plasma)
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do you use plank ? does plasma not got a own dock ?
Plasma does not have it’s own dock, but Latte Dock is specifically made to look good in Plasma.
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latte dock yeah 
but does only works in plasma
Yes, I am using Latte Dock.
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oh ; tahs clear:)
I might stay on Xfce a little bit longer. Playing around with its modality.
Nemo sure beats Thunar.
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Does nemo integrates well into xfce? We choose thunar cause of this, and caused by al the little extras it have.
i use nemo here as well joe, but it’s a little heavy and may bring some cinnamon stuff, the iso size will increase, but we can test it.
Also keep in mind that we can’t uninstall thunar or it will break some xfce4 stuff like xfce-desktop.
that’s what I want to ask on integrating. Nemo is depending on cinnamon desktop… and extensions for Nemo bring in GNOME stuff so I do not think it will be a good idea…
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Nemo is good but after all I think you should follow the KISS way and stay as standart as possible for the iso and this means xfce -> thunar in my opinion.
If a user intended to use nemo it’s a simple ‘sudo pacman -S nemo’ after all.
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I was testing it on a lark since I plan to reinstall, but it is actually easier to integrate now than before.
It brings in cinnamon-desktop, but that’s not large at all. More importantly it turns out that the flag --no-desktop is no longer needed, even if you just run “nemo”, no flags, it does NOT replace xfce4 desktop anymore.
edit: There were only four issues:
- The options for setting wallpapers by right-clicking doesn’ work (but on the other hand doesn’t even show up anymore!), which really is a “duh” since I am not running Cinnamon Desktop…
- More importantly I had to set default terminal for Nemo in the terminal for it to start xfce4 terminal instead of gnome terminal (how many times can I type Terminal in a sentence?). Not a problem.
- Minor one: Xfce could not pick the correct icon for it, I had to manually set it, otherwise it insisted on “generic folder icon”.
- And finally right click “open with” showed both Thunar and Ranger, but ranger doesn’t work even after setting default terminal. “open with thunar” works tho.
Also, “open as root” works out of the box.
As I said, it brought in two dependencies, neither of them over two MB. So I am fine with that.
Also, and don’t ask me why, Nemo is snappier than Thunar on my machine. Starts quicker.
Oh I definitely agree.
My biggest problem with Thunar is a stupid one: The fact that every folder seems to have it’s own spacing between icons depending on the length of the folder or file names drives me up the wall. Look at my screenshots higher up in this thread: Depending on where you are in your file tree, you fit between 3 and 6 folders side by side because Thunar moves folders to accomodate for file names, not the other way around (fixed columns and truncated filenames).