GNOME 3.16 will be the default desktop in Fedora 22

Mar 17, 2015 22:21 GMT  ·  By

As we’ve reported earlier this month, the GNOME Project is working hard to unveil the next major release of its GNOME desktop environment. Among the highlights of GNOME 3.16, there’s a redesigned notification system that has been integrated into the existing Calendar applet from the main panel.

The fact of the matter is that the Calendar applet now has a split view, as the calendar is displayed on the right side and notifications on the left. There’s also a new notification popup, which will appear from the top of the screen, that lets users take actions immediately, such as to empty the trash if you get a low disk space warning, or simply ignore the message.

Fedora is being known for implementing the latest GNOME version into their upcoming operating system, this time we’re talking about Fedora 22, due for release on May 19, 2015, if everything goes according to the release plan. The renamed Workstation edition of Fedora 22 will be among the first Live distributions to include the GNOME 3.16 desktop environment.

All the awesome features of GNOME 3.16 will be available in Fedora 22

Today, we see Fedora bragging with GNOME’s redesigned notification system in an interesting article posted by Paul W. Frields, ex-Fedora Project leader and chairman of the Fedora Project Board. He describes for Fedora users, with screenshots, how the new notification system works and what they should expect from the upcoming Fedora 22 Workstation edition and the GNOME 3.16 desktop environment.

“If you’re away from the computer for a while, you might have more than one notification queued up for your attention,” says Paul W. Frields. “In this case, a prominent dot marker appears next to the clock in the top bar. You can select the clock in two ways: either click it with the mouse, or use your Super+M key. (The ‘Super’ key usually has a logo on it, and is sometimes called the Win key.)”

The Fedora 22 Alpha release is available for download and testing via Softpedia, where you can also find a number of articles and screenshot tours of the main Fedora editions, including the KDE, Xfce, LXDE, and MATE/Compiz spins.

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