What kinds of things are you talking about?
These days I feel like all of the major desktop environments are good enough. 95% of what I do with them is launch applications and move or resize windows and that’s easy enough on all of them.
Can you explain more about this?
You can also use links between most apps, documented here: https://github.com/bhagyas/app-urls
And drag and drop files and stuff onto and between apps, etc.
Give example.
> Another is things in OS X, such as deep Spotlight integration with apps, and a unified scripting and automation language between apps.
I am sure KDE has it too.
One time I needed a shortcut for concat-ing 2 images, and I was able to get the son-of-a-bot Gemini to script me a .Desktop file + .sh script which added it as a context menu option to Dolphin. I didn't even know it was possible. I am sure even more automation should be possible with D-bus.
> You can also use links between most apps
Android has this, and I think it can cause borderline security risks. Anyway its' not as important these days when everything that could use a deep link from another app is a react app in browser anyway.
> And drag and drop files and stuff onto and between apps, etc.
I need it maybe 2 - 3 times a day. I can always use Paths and paste them in the file picker. Its never a deal breaker.