A short update on this!
We had a call between the GNOME designers and GTK developers a little while ago. During that call we discussed the general issue, as well as a couple of the design patterns, which we’ve subsequently done some more design work on.
I think the next steps are probably:
- Development work to support the list patterns, including feedback to the designers if any aspects of the designs aren’t feasible
- Development work on some initial changes to popover menus. This will need to be followed by a round of usability testing and design work.
- Technical and design review of the other patterns where we lack support: in-app notifications, split headerbars, option lists, fullscreen, selection mode…
If anyone wants to know more, everything is documented on the wiki.