Olav Vitters olav@vitters.nl writes:
Somewhat funny that many users even don't know this tweak tool and ask everywhere about this......
I always found it odd that gnome-tweak-tool even exists.. some functionality are found in the system settings, some in gnome-tweak-tool. If you ask me, gnome-tweak-tool should be part of the standard system settings. Call it "advanced shell options" or something. It would be easier for users to find, provide a more consistent GNOME experience, and ultimately happier users.
This has been addressed various times. In brief: Advanced buttons do not work. They'll be clicked every time. Tweak tool provides a different guarantee of stability. For instance: if you change an option in System Settings and it results in a bug it must be fixed asap. At the same time, the sloppy focus option in Tweak tool is known to have issues. And to avoid misunderstandings: sloppy focus has less issues with every release.
Ok, I see the point, and thanks for the explanation. I did suspect that some of the idea behind gnome-tweak-tool is providing features and options that aren't stable enough to exist in system settings. Like a collection of beta features. Would we then see features being eventually moved from tweak-tool to system settings, as they are deemed stable and mostly bug-free?
Cheers,