GNOME Designers Lay Out Some Of Their GNOME Shell Dreams
GNOME designers have shared their plans for long-term improvements to the GNOME Shell, including enhancements to search and quick settings. The designers are also exploring ways to simplify the calendar popover and improve window organization. These improvements are in various stages of development and may require additional resources before being implemented.
- ▪GNOME designers are planning to enhance search results with richer content and actions.
- ▪The quick settings area will be customizable, allowing users to add or remove options as needed.
- ▪Other potential improvements include a simplified calendar popover, drag and drop window organization, and enhanced window switching.
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- ▪ Bernard: GNOME Shell design dreams — LWN.net (Linux Weekly News)
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GNOME Designers Lay Out Some Of Their GNOME Shell Dreams Written by Michael Larabel in GNOME on 11 August 2026 at 08:35 AM EDT. Add A Comment GNOME interaction designer Tobias Bernard has shared some of the plans and ideas for long-term GNOME Shell improvements they have been eyeing for future GNOME releases. Some of the areas being looked at for improvements to the GNOME Shell include search enhancements, like making search results display with richer content and actions. With the GNOME Shell "quick settings" area they also want to add the ability to customize the quick settings with adding or removing different options depending upon your needs.
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