
We are not sure about whether this is a new thing in Mint 20 or previous releases, but the file chooser dialog in Mint seems to have got a new redesign:

So if there’s anything missing for your needs, you can just install it in few seconds: What’s even more interesting is that there are options to let you customize the size of the scroll bars:Ĭinnamon allows you to search for and install applets in-place, from inside the system settings window itself. And you can set up a different size for symbolic and non-symbolic icons, and also change the font size according to your needs. You can choose to change the sizes of all icons on the panel separately by their location (Icons on the left, icons on middle and on right). The panel adjustment options in Cinnamon are very functional. Mint 20 ships with a newer Cinnamon version that adds even better features than before.

We have reviewed the Cinnamon desktop before and went in a deep dive inside its features. While Mint is available in MATE, Xfce and Cinnamon desktops, the latter is considered to be its default desktop environment, especially that its development is entirely in the hands of Mint developers, unlike with MATE and Xfce. An option to choose different window icons layout on the panel is available: This is beside allowing you to choose the light variant or the dark variant of the default Mint theme. What changed in this version is that now it allows you to customize your desktop look and feel immediately via choosing a different icon color or GTK theme color. When you start Mint 20, a welcoming screen typically appears: It is more important especially these days where other Linux desktops/distributions typically destroy the entire UX consistency in each few releases. The consistency of the desktop design and the general workflow in Mint is an invaluable comfort for most average PC users and even advanced users who do not want to bother with their desktop environment’s philosophy, and instead, prefer to use a practical one throughout the ages to just do their work on their PCs.

The Linux Mint distribution has always shipped with a classical desktop layout through its history all the way since 2007 A panel on the bottom having a menu, launchers and opened windows on the left side, with system tray icons on the right side.
