[openbeos] Re: GUI schemes
- From: Sami Cokar <scokar@xxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 11:27:11 -0600
The BeOS GUI _does_ require updates, quick examples include:
*) "eye candy" should be treated as an "accessibility" option (ie more
'respect') -- still have a consistent UI that any individual can customize
(key: or not) to make their work environment more comfortable, for them.
*) window manipulation -- a lot of features depend on 'mousing skill' to
'target & manipulate' a specific part of a window -- what happens when
2400x1800 is a 'default' resolution?
of course this is a glass elevator discussion, and we should get as much
good feedback in there as early as possible.
Sami Cokar - scokar@xxxxxxx
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[mailto:openbeos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Allen Brunson
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 6:47 AM
To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [openbeos] GUI schemes
Pascal Goguey wrote:
> But now, the other OSes look better [than BeOS]. There is a
> candy-like fashion, and apparently everybody likes it.
Funny how anybody who wants to make a point claims "everybody" agrees with
them. Alas, I am not one of those "everybodies" and I think the stock BeOS
5.0.3 theme is the best GUI I ever used.
> If even windows switched from the cold war design to something
> smoother, there must be a good reason.
Yes, there is: there are no additional compelling features Microsoft can add
to Windows, yet they really want to keep forcing people to upgrade so they
can rake in the bucks. Hmm, what to do, what to do ...
Change for its own sake is exactly the sort of evil I came to BeOS to avoid.
People who like candy-colored GUIs know where they can go to get them.
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