Due to recent announcements I decided on 17.04 to move over to Ubuntu Gnome. I have always liked the default gnome apps, it was just some of the desktop design that felt foreign to me.
After a bit of playing with extensions (very easy to use/install!), I have a setup that people may wish to replicate.
You only need the following extensions to replicate my setup:
1. Dash to Panel
2. No Topleft hot corner
3. TopIcons Plus
Just those three extensions give you a desktop with this layout:
https://imgur.com/a/F8E2h
"Dash to Panel" was the extension I wasn't aware of until tonight and it is perfect for my needs.
Thought it was worth giving it some publicity for those who didn't know it existed.
Cheers
Bookmarks