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KDE is now my favorite desktop

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892 points todsacerdoti | 5 comments | 18 Sep 25 12:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.61s | source
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christophilus ◴[18 Sep 25 13:23 UTC] No.45289397[source]▶
I just find it ugly vs Gnome or Mac. Inconsistent padding, font sizes, colors. Admittedly, this was maybe 5 years ago. Has that improved?

These days, I daily drive Niri and love it. I love the workflow of a scrolling WM. I love that I can configure it via a single text file in the standard configuration directory, I love how lightweight it is. It’s just about perfect for me.

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1. Squarex ◴[18 Sep 25 13:48 UTC] No.45289660[source]▶
Me too. I have used it in KDE 4 times when I was in high school, but it still seems to miss the design things. It is great for customization and functionality, but the design itself still seems off. This just is not looking good [0] and it is presented as a showcase here.

[0]https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thiagokokada/blog/main/pos...

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2. aeve890 ◴[18 Sep 25 13:55 UTC] No.45289754[source]▶
>This just is not looking good [0] and it is presented as a showcase here.

I agree. Something looks off about it, but I can't put my finger on what. It's the empty space? The fonts? I don't know exactly.

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3. dwater ◴[18 Sep 25 15:00 UTC] No.45290545[source]▶
Can you explain explicitly what problems you have with the design in this screenshot?
4. inferiorhuman ◴[19 Sep 25 02:14 UTC] No.45297272[source]▶
For me it's the font. I know it serves a purpose but I simply dislike Noto Sans and to me that just makes KDE ugly to look at.
5. vitorgrs ◴[19 Sep 25 08:31 UTC] No.45299323[source]▶
KDE as a whole feels "UI design made by programmers" no offense to programmers who do UI (and to KDE designers)