Wednesday, February 16th, 2005, 2:38 am
Spherical Desktop
Pictures are much stronger than words, so here is a presentation of the spherical Longhorn (the next release of Windows) interface versus a Linux equivalent. These desktop environments provide an illusion that the user is ‘surrounded’ by the workspace. Click the images to enlarge.
![Metisse](/IMG/blog/sphere_linux_sm.jpg)
![Longhorn](/IMG/blog/sphere_win_sm.jpg)
On the left: Screen-shot of Metisse for FVWM
On the right: Screen-shot from a Microsoft meeting/demo in Chicago