[CoLoCo] The Gibbon vs. the Leopard

[Kevin Fries]

On Thu, 2007-12-13 at 18:42 -0700, Chomafin wrote:
> Kiba seems to be 3d rendered.  I've got SVN installed; the system does
> have a physics engine that can be configured and such (would that mean
> its 3d?).  And think Compiz is one of the dependencies.  There are
> many docks, but for me Avant-Windows-Navigator (AWN) Seems to be the
> best between form/function.  Its pretty, but not too flashy IMO.  Kiba
> seems to add flash for the sake of flash.  It does have a wide set of
> configurable options, awn on the other hand is fairly limited. 

Yeah... first thing I did was turn that f)(*&@#*& physics engine off.  I
don't need my icons scrambling around.  They bounce up and down, and
grow just like on a Mac, and they have the little indicator under the
icons of programs that are running (making it both a launcher and tray
in one) just like the Mac.

I asked once before, and don't remember the answer, or if I even got
one.  AWN when I last used it was trying to use goofy 2D tricks to fake
transparency.  It did a terrible job because I had icons that would
disappear under the faked background.  I started using Kiba because it
had real alpha blending (thus its need for compiz).  Did AWN ever get
that fixed?
 
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Kevin Fries
Senior Linux Engineer
Computer and Communications Technology, Inc
A Division of Japan Communications Inc.