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On 2020-11-27, D.M. Procida 
wrote:
> Uusally I only access Raspberry Pis via SSH, so the question of desktop
> user interaces hasn't really been an issue.
>
> Now that I have had a new Pi 400 on my desk for a couple of weeks, there
> are some aspects of the UI that I find rather unsatisfactory.
>
> One is the window-centric menubar arrangement; I find it much less
> pleasant to use than the Mac's menubar that sits at the top of the
> screen (also adopted by default by Ubuntu).

Someone else said it uses lxpanel - which I use on all my linux
desktops. Right click on the panel, and choose panel settings. You can
have the panel at bottom, top or either side. You can even run 2 panels
top and bottom!

> The other is what feels like very crude mouse acceleration profiles,
> that make the mouse tracking feel simultaneously too fast and too slow.

I've had problems with mouse settings and not found a completely
satisfactory resolution yet, so would also be interested in any tips
from others.

> Are there easily-installed alternatives? I don't want a wholesale
> replacement of Raspberry Pi OS, because I'm work on and with software in
> the Raspberry Pi ecosystem and need components to work in the same way.

Have you looked at the number of programs, including window managers,
and other GUI components you can choose to install on Rasperry PiOS?
You are not stuck with the default as from a standard install.

I usually install the Lite version (no gui), because I usual run my Pi's
headless, and just ssh in. If I need a desktop then I install a very
minimal desktop of lightdm, openbox, lxpanel and xterm to get me going.

Happy hacking.

>
> Thanks,
>
> Daniele

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