GNOME’s interface has been improving systematically with each of the last three or four releases. In version 2.12, for example, the emphasis seemed to be on the wholesale sprinkling of icons through the interface, sometimes as gingerbread, but often when they simplified and made sense, such as the options in the Add to Panel dialogue. Now, in version 2.14, the focus is on flattening the levels of menus, tabs, and dialogs that users have to go through to reach selections.
Head on over to Linux.com for the full review. I’ve never been much of a GNOME fan, but now I’m curious.