[hellodanylo]

I would rephrase this concern as "dconf is not a stable API" rather than "you are not supposed to do this". It's my computer, I am supposed to do whatever I want, but using unstable API comes with costs that should be understood.

[lmm]

> It's my computer, I am supposed to do whatever I want

I don't think the Gnome devs share that view.

[bzzzt]

I suppose Gnome is aimed at the Red Hat enterprise customer base. Those computers are no private systems, they are company hardware. What matters for company hardware is standardization: easy to roll out, easy to train users, which means a standardized, simple GUI. Building @hellodanylo 's dream workflow isn't the mission and doesn't scale anyway.

If you want a custom desktop workflow exactly to your specification build it yourself or pay someone to build it. Expecting people with different opinions to do it for you for free will certainly be a disappointment.

[Vinnl]

They do, as long as you do it without expecting them to bend over backwards to accommodate your specific snowflake setup.

[JohnFen]

Yeah, that attitude is one of the things that leads me to avoid Gnome.

[endorphine]

Does it matter though?