The #Gnome HIG is actively watering down what once was a desktop environment made exclusively for pixel precise pointing devices (a.k.a. the mouse) to the least common denominator (a.k.a. fat fingers). Who are they designing for? Tablet users? Not professional *nix workstation users doing real work, it seems. #LinuxUsability
@probono not everyone is a "professional *nix workstation users doing real work", more people want to try linux and whatever comes with it and that's the reality you should come to terms with