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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ hanumizzle@xxxxxxxxx ] on Sunday 23 July 2006 01:59 \__
>
>> George Ellison wrote:
>>> hanumizzle@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>>>
>>> > George Ellison wrote:
>>> >> hanumizzle@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>>> >>
>>> >> > Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>
>>> >> The kwin theme in question is actually pretty versatile, besides
>>> >> doubling as an Aero clone. It can change between a number of different
>>> >> button styles and transparency hacks. I've seen it done better in xfce
>>> >> and fvwm-crystal, but it's still pretty nice.
>>> >
>>> > But why do I need transparency? I have pseudo-transparency in aterm,
>>> > and I don't even really need that...
>
>
> I agree. Last year I disabled all transparency and shadows, having messes
> about with them for a while. My guess is that many Vista users will do
> likewise after the initial excitement or the ability to boast the use of
> 'innovative' betas (unless they have computational beasts). Without Aero,
> Vista is just Windows XP with different colours and icons.
>
> I disabled KDE/X translucency because it detracts rather than helps. It only
> uses up resources. Sometimes, less is more. Productivity through available
> HCI methods is approached and stronger hardware will not suffice for
> productivity gains. It's time to rethink how to improve things and use
> resources in a pragmatic way that won't distract the user. Seriously.
Ye gods - is this the best that MS can do? Copy KDE functions from 2
years ago... things are worse over in Redmond than I could've imagined.
My no1 lad tried out the transparency stuff for a while, but in the end,
he got sick of it. Even the iPod generation aren't that impressed!
>
>
>>> Why do we need any of this? It's there only to look cool.
>>
>> Fair enough. :)
>
>
> George is right on the money. There's 'workware' and there is 'vanityware'.
> Some people want their O/S to put up a little show for them...
I can see people wanting a "presentations" mode, but for 99% of the
time, a console is much more use!
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