__/ [ Oliver Wong ] on Tuesday 22 August 2006 19:19 \__
> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:72283763.pOKWLmabuv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Compiz Update for Scale Plugin (Xgl-related)
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>> | The Scale plugin (which scales down all open windows on a desktop,
>> | allowing you to pick which you want to come make the active window)
>> | has gotten a cool improvement...
>> `----
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>> http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/compiz-update-for-scale/
>
> When I first saw this feature in OSX, it made me envious that Windows
> did not have it. Now Linux is getting it too! Damn you, open source!
> <shakes fist>
>
> <ExplicitTongueInCheekMarker/>
I believe that Mac OS X beat Linux to it, but it was actually a third-party
piece of software. In my humble opinion, there are better ways to managing a
busy desktop. I have been using KasBar quite happily for several years. It
provides previews of the processes (windows) and may even become more useful
than this 'scale plugin'. What I find most valuable, however, is division to
virtual desktops and the use of a good pager. It's like having a small-scale
'scale plugin' somewhere on the screen. KPager supports drag-and-drop, click
to focus, and it also displays wallpapers and live window appearance as
XPM's. Still a little buggy in KE 3.1, but perfect in KDE 3.4.
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