Compiz

[Mark Greenwood]

On Tuesday 17 February 2009 21:19:50 Steven Vollom wrote:
> On Tuesday 17 February 2009 1:57:47 pm Mark Greenwood wrote:
> > On Tuesday 17 February 2009 17:04:31 Neil Winchurst wrote:
> > > Today I had a look at a few videos on the internet about compiz and
> > > kubuntu. Well, I agree that there is some very clever programming
> > > evident and it all looks quite pretty, but apart from all that, is there
> > > really any advantage to it? Or is it just an example of what the
> > > Americans call 'eye candy'?
> > >
> > > I use Hardy Heron so I suspect it would be a bit tricky to install it
> > > and get it running properly anyway. At the moment I can't see the point
> > > of bothering. Would it be better to wait for the new version of Kubuntu
> > > due out in April if I did decide to try it out?
> > >
> > > Just wondering
> > >
> > > Neil Winchurst
> >
> > It does have some useful features - being able to 'zoom out' so all windows
> > (and indeed all desktops) are visible is something I used a lot. Then it
> > has a lot of features which seem as though they ought to be useful but turn
> > out not to be (like group and tab windows) and then it has a whole load of
> > stuff that really is just eye candy and, for me at least, becomes annoying
> > after a while. I'm now using KDE 4.2 and am using the equivalent useful
> > features there. I don't miss Compiz, although it was good for showing off
> > for a while :)
> >
> > Mark
> 
> Guys,
> 
> I am a fine-artist, that is just an identifer, not a judgment.  I have 
> dedicated 60 years of my life to art.  As for professions it is the most 
> important in my thinking.  At least to me.  Eye candy is an understandable 
> term, but to an artist, it is the value of their life.
> 
> If you can during your life, go to the grand canyon here in the US. Standing 
> on the rim, you will then think it should always be spelled the GRAND CANYON, 
> beauty beyond description.
> 
> Everything that is beautiful  is a good thing.  Harmony, balance, things like 
> that are the terms of beauty.  It doesn't take much to see it's value over 
> the residue of a hurricane and things like.
> 
> To me, Kubuntu already is, but Compiz is just a little bit of a great sunset 
> in an industrial neighborhood.  Shoot, if I had charge, you would paint works 
> of art on the case and decorate the rim of the monitor.  I would sculpt the 
> mouse.  I mean no criticism to other views, I just thought you might enjoy 
> how an artist thinks about things.
> 
> Steven
> 
Ahh but Steven, I really appreciate your point of view.. but to me, as an engineer, the simplicity of a finely-honed machine is more beautiful than a gaudily decorated box of tricks :)

Not that I don't like my machine to look good while it's doing its thing though :)

Just thought you might enjoy how an engineer looks at things ;)

Mark