Where is the beauty in Windows Vista?
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| As you can see, I am not impressed with what I have just viewed.
| After studying those screenshots I am quite convinced that I do
| not want to use Windows Vista. Thankfully, in my line of work
| Windows is usually not used. But I feel pity for those who will
| have to endure the distractions, inconsistency and productivity
| decreases I fear Windows Vista exhibits so readily.
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http://pinderkent.blogsavy.com/archives/56
Related:
On The Usability Of Paper Clips
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| Linux with KDE is a lot like the dvorak keyboard layout -- it is
| arguably better and certainly no worse but not the "standard"
| so few people use it. The network effect keeps KDE from becoming
| popular, not the opposition. If KDE had gained widespread popularity
| first and become the standard, the situation would be reversed and
| MS Windows might not be able to displace it. What advantage would
| MS offer over the standard?
|
| Let me repeat that: if the situations were reversed and Linux/KDE
| had 90% of the PC market, what compelling feature would MS Windows
| offer? Who would switch to it? The answer to those questions is,
| of course, doesn't matter and very few. Doesn't matter because it
| would be fighting the network effect, just like Linux/KDE is
| today, and very few for the same reason.
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http://www.osugisakae.com/tech/2007/02/09/on-the-usability-of-paper-clips/
beryl: usability (iv) - the wheel switcher
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| You can activate the wheel switcher using the <super><tab> key
| combo. In terms of keyboard strokes, it works the same as <alt><tab>,
| you press <super><tab> to switch one application in the forward
| direction and <shift><super><tab> to go the other way.
|
| [...]
|
| The advantage that I see for this in terms of usability is that
| you can see all of the applications clearly, as they spin around
| the ring. This gives you plenty of time to focus in on the one you
| want, and watch its progress around the ring, so that you can make
| sure you stop in the right place. In my view, this is a great
| improvement on both beryl's standard switcher and also the
| switchers on non-composited window managers.
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http://liquidweather.net/howto/index.php?id=104
beryl: usability (v) - howto manage virtual desktops using the wall plugin
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| On some window managers, moving your mouse to the side of a desktop,
| and you'd flip to the virtual desktop "situated" immediately to the
| left or right of the current desktop. The rotating cube has become
| very popular in terms of giving virtual desktops a physical identity
| on your computer - I have to say, giving virtual desktops more
| physicality has certainly encouraged me to use them more than
| when they were switched by means of key press, but without
| giving each desktop its own physical "space" in the computer.
| The latest versions of beryl have a new plugin called "wall",
| which gives virtual desktops a 2d space.
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http://liquidweather.net/howto/index.php?id=105
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| grouper plugin and tabbed windows
|
| The grouper plugin allows you to join various windows into
| groups, and perform actions on all the windows as one. For
| example, if you resize one window in a group, all windows are
| resized. If you move one window in the group, they all move.
|
| [...]
|
| scale plugin and the four desktop corners
|
| Because the four corners of the desktop are the easiest parts to hit
| with your mouse, it makes sense to try and put some form of useful
| action in each of the four corners.
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http://www.liquidweather.net/howto/index.php?id=92
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| Problem is, I spread my applications across all 4 desktops, so
| that things feel uncluttered when I'm working on an application.
| However, when you want to keep an eye on several applications at
| a time, it's impossible - except, if you have beryl. What I do
| is set one of the corners of my desktop to activate the scale
| plugin to show all windows from all desktops (see here for a
| more detailed explanation). I also make sure that it shows
| minimised windows.
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http://www.liquidweather.net/howto/index.php?id=101
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