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New GNOME dialog on the right:

Apple's dialog:

They say GNOME isn't a copy of macOS but with time it has been getting really close. I don't think this is a bad thing however they should just admit it and then put some real effort into cloning macOS instead of the crap they're making right now.

Here's the thing: Apple's design you'll find that they carefully included an extra margin between the "Don't Save" and "Cancel" buttons. This avoid accidental clicks on the wrong button so that people don't lose their work when they just want to click "Cancel".

So much for the GNOME, vision and their expert usability team :P

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Gnome is so much better than Mac OS

Also it is kind of insulting to call gnome a clone of something else. It is the work of thousands of people all over the globe. It isn't trying to be a copy of anything.

[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is the work of thousands of people all over the globe. It isn't trying to be a copy of anything.

There's a lot of ideology at play here.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah you are right. It just annoys me when people call it a cheap knock off.