Thought I’d create a distinct thread from the previous one asking about daily use, because I really do want to hear more on people’s pain points. Great to know people are generally sounding pretty positive in those posts who recently switched, but want to know your difficulties as well! This way old and new users can share their thoughts, hopefully to inspire a respectful discussion.
The only issues I have are the somewhat hidden nature of wine things, which is pretty related to the other comment already present, and a peripheral issue which is probably solvable if I just put in the time to dig into it. (play/pause/volume buttons on wireless headphones worked once and then never again)
When it comes to the wine part, I know that it can be great to have zero feedback controls when things work, but having no feedback on anything, regardless of whether it works, makes it harder. I can hak my way through twenty error messages to get to my desired behaviour, but only if I have error messages/a readily accessible log. I would regard any system that fails to do the intended task but also fails to provide front-and-center indications, both that a failure has occurred and at least some vague error number or a location for the logs, the developer has failed in error handling. The wine system is one of the most important elements of helping people transition away from windows, so when it fails to make itself at least vaguely understandable, it is doing a huge disservice to the Linux world as a whole. Proton helped, sort of, but not really. It’s just hiding it, but just finding ways to make it more user friendly outside if steam would be much better. Bottles is a step closer, but still falls short of what we need. We need a UX that I can hand to the kind of person who calls the facebook app ‘the internets,’ but since that is such a tall order, I’d settle for one that I can hand to an average windows user.
As for the headphones… I’ll get to it… eventually… probably… if I can find some time… maybe… Shush.