HI Markus,
Yeah the Dopesheet/Action Editor is better for animation. It was the Geometry Node users that were REALLY against the time line being removed.
They don’t need all the animation components but the do need the timeline. (which is actually what it used to be a million years ago before it was enhanced into an animation editor)
Fun Fact: They are all just the Dopesheet in disguise.
I wouldn’t really recommend switching it to the Dopesheet until you need it.
(Shift F12) and press it again to toggle back.
Then you can toggle between the GE and the Dopesheet/Action/TL editor with CTRL+Tab
Blender will switch back and forth from the last used type.
Even Funner Fact: You can hit the hot key for any of the editors or window types again and again and it will cycle through them.
Need the Drivers Editor? Shift F6 that’s not it, Shift F6 there we go.