Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Sandman on Sunday 29 July 2007 14:59 : \____
>
>> In article <Nu_qi.6256$By5.2987@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> > So you guys just pull these numbers out of your ass, eh? How could
>>> > an OS, whose default shell can be traced all the way back to the
>>> > 1970s, be "years ahead" of any other OS at all? What OS are you
>>> > comparing it to? Apple DOS?
>>> >
>>> > The idea seems to be that linux is good because you use it. And you
>>> > are good because you use linux. And there doesn't seem to be a lot
>>> > of thought deeper than that. No wonder there are so many people
>>> > over here who use pgp trash and so few over here that can grasp the
>>> > limitations of pgp trash.
>>>
>>> Windopws Pista will suck until 2009 before next updates are released.
>>> Therefore its atleast 2 years behind.
>>> If you have seen the latest Beryl and Compiz
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmz9a9pJR_s
>>
>> I find it very interesting to see Linux advocates point to (beta)
>> features that do nothing but look cool, as if that somehow would put
>> linux ahead of Windows. Because, well... "looking cool" is what it's
>> all about, right?
>>
>> 3D compositing for 2D objects has been in OSX for years now, and I'm
>> pretty thankful that no one has gone overboard with like Beryl does.
>> It's just not useful.
>
> What this one:
>
> howto enhance your workflow with beryl
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| 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.
> `----
>
> http://www.liquidweather.net/howto/index.php?id=101
>
> There are several more examples (with videos). Advanced interfaces /do/
> increase productivity. Some of these features Mac OS X has as well (e.g.
> Expose).
>
> Another point to make is that productivity gains are hard to understand and
> appreciated until you get **used** to them and cannot imagine living without
> them.
>
>
> Examples:
>
> Drag and resise with ALT+mouse button.
> Virtual desktops
> Windows shading
> Mutiple-window GIMP UI
> ...
>
> Windows users will typically dismiss them because __to them__, at least
> initially, such features will take time to get around (mentally).
>
> It's like juggling.
>
That sandman character is, afairk, a Mac zealot, so debating is unlikely
to be productive.
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