[openbeos] Re: A very interesting 3D desktop prototype...

  • From: "Andrew Galante" <haiku.galante@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:29:07 -0400

The reason Vista/OSX use those 3D effects is because they can.  Both OSX and
Vista use the 3D accelerator card present on most new computers to present
the 2D desktop.  Why? It's faster.  Using just 2D instructions, when a
window is brought to the front from behind other windows, it must be redrawn
- a call is made to whatever thread is managing it which repaints a portion
of the screen.  3D accelerator boards are capable of doing this entirely
within hardware.  As far as the window threads are concerned, they're always
"visible."

On 6/23/06, Simon Taylor <simontaylor1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

I agree, that's always the problem I have with all vista/OSX effects with
"3D" positioning of windows and suchlike. Not only is the display 2D, also
the mouse is a 2D pointing device - so it seems foolish to attempt to add
another dimension into things when we don't have the tools to either display
or control it...

I suppose "constant perceived progress" is necessary in a commercial OS
world, even if it doesn't actually improve the user experience.

Simon

>
> From: "Mathew Schofield" <mr.skoe@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2006/06/23 Fri AM 08:55:24 GMT
> To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [openbeos] Re: A very interesting 3D desktop prototype...
>
> On 6/23/06, François Revol <revol@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I often find myself trying to organize stuff in real life in separate
> > folders and boxes... But I still have piles everywhere, it's the
> > natural "least resistance path" of (un)organization. That doesn't mean
> > we should allow such inefficiency to exist in a virtual world :)
>
> Another thing people seem to forget is that the "Virtual" world is 2D
> - not 3D. When we have 3D Screens, then fair enough, but until then
> shouldn't the virtual desktop stay just that? A 2D desk area to
> temporarily store files and objects, and an area to create shortcuts
> to other areas?
>
> Well, that's just my theory i guess :).
>
> --
> Thank You
> Mathew Schofield
> mr.skoe@xxxxxxxxx
>
>

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