__/ [ Kier ] on Thursday 24 August 2006 23:44 \__
> On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:38:32 -0700, casioculture wrote:
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>> Not impressed at all as far as getting work done.
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>> Well, at first, I was perhaps impressed for 2 or 3 minutes with its
>> prettiness. But when I got to use the desktop, it just got in the way.
>>
>> I guess it comes down to this; do you want instant responses or do you
>> want them animated? Do you want them to happen in a blink of an eye or
>> do you want to be quite a scene?
>
> I don't, strictly speaking, do 'work' on my PCs, so a scene is not a
> problem to me. I can understand it won't suit everyone.
>
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>> When I click on a menu and it wobbles all I'm thinking is "Goddammit
>> stay still, I want to click!". Similar thing with changing windows and
>> the rest. Then, switching desktop, yes, yes, I know, cube is cool,
>> aren't you so cute, cubey, aren't you now, well enough! When I pess
>> ctrl-alt-right I want an instant response.
>
> It'll come soon enough, I suspect. Remember the technology is fairly new
> yet.
>
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>> So, not to be harsh to the developers, it's pleasing and commendable
>> that it's generating quite a buzz for linux and pulling quite a few
>> eyes to check it out. But, alas, for me, good ol' fashioned
>> utilitarian, I'm back to unanimated KDE.
>
> All comes down to what yo use a computer for. Many now use them for
> entertainment as much as work. This stuff is likely to appeal to them.
True. And for what it's worth, I don't think it's valuable if you want to get
work done most effectively. I disable KDE/X translucency (Composit) because
it detracts rather than helps. It only uses up resources. Sometimes, less is
more. Productivity through available HCI method is approach and stronger
hardware will not suffice for productivity gains.
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