Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-28 Thread Andreas Schildbach
Dominik Wagenfuehr wrote: most users welcome the decision to activate Compiz by default. But others are a little bit unhappy with it [1][2]. Add me to the list of (currently) unhappy people. As soon as you have two displays connected, Compiz behaves very strange. Not even simple actions

Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-27 Thread Milosz Derezynski
I second that, it's quite non-intrusive and can be seen (or rather is) a one-time installation option per new user. On 9/27/07, Dominik Wagenfuehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, most users welcome the decision to activate Compiz by default. But others are a little bit unhappy with it [1][2].

Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-27 Thread Waldemar Kornewald
Hi, (resending... why do mails not get to the ML, automatically?) On 9/27/07, Dominik Wagenfuehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS: And yes, I know that you can deactivate Compiz with a few clicks, but why do not let the user decide? Even without that question the user can still decide: Just

Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-27 Thread Waldemar Kornewald
Was my mail cut in the middle? On 9/27/07, Waldemar Kornewald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, (resending... why do mails not get to the ML, automatically?) On 9/27/07, Dominik Wagenfuehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS: And yes, I know that you can deactivate Compiz with a few clicks, but why do

Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-27 Thread Onno Benschop
On 27/09/07 16:32, Oliver Grawert wrote: hi, Am Donnerstag, den 27.09.2007, 10:25 +0200 schrieb Milosz Derezynski: I second that, it's quite non-intrusive and can be seen (or rather is) a one-time installation option per new user. i wouldnt call something you punch into the face of

Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-27 Thread Dominik Wagenfuehr
Alex wrote: One of my clients sent me this quote about Choice: So maybe dictatorship is the only real form of government... This tends to be a little bit to political so back to topic please. But your client maybe does not want to have a choice. Many users want... This is the reason their

Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-27 Thread Christopher Halse Rogers
On 9/27/07, Dominik Wagenfuehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even without that question the user can still decide: Just deactivate Compiz. ;) The reason is that many people do not trust you (I know, blasphemy. ;)) that you will catch all non working cards. I think the worst marketing for Ubuntu

Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-27 Thread Onno Benschop
On 27/09/07 17:04, Dominik Wagenfuehr wrote: Alex wrote: One of my clients sent me this quote about Choice: So maybe dictatorship is the only real form of government... This tends to be a little bit to political so back to topic please. But your client maybe does not want to have a

Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-27 Thread Dominik Wagenfuehr
My point was that if you give people lots of choice they don't know what to choose. I know. :) But currently you have no choice at all with Ubuntu installation (concerning software installation). Or am I wrong? This proposed question about activating Compiz or not makes sense in a testing

Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-27 Thread Oliver Grawert
hi, Am Donnerstag, den 27.09.2007, 12:04 +0200 schrieb Dominik Wagenfuehr: My point was that if you give people lots of choice they don't know what to choose. I know. :) But currently you have no choice at all with Ubuntu installation (concerning software installation). Or am I wrong?

Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-27 Thread Scott James Remnant
On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 11:04 +0200, Dominik Wagenfuehr wrote: Alex wrote: One of my clients sent me this quote about Choice: So maybe dictatorship is the only real form of government... Benevolent dictatorship Scott -- Scott James Remnant [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description:

Re: Activate Desktop-Effects: Yes/No-Button?

2007-09-27 Thread Martin Pitt
Hi, Dominik Wagenfuehr [2007-09-27 10:53 +0200]: In the last time I often read Ubuntu reviews that say that this is some of the bad things of Ubuntu. You really have no real choice what you install in Ubuntu without much experience. This is not a bug, it is a design principle of Ubuntu: