I think what would be an interesting discussion is how 3D can be used to improve the user experience, not just in terms of improving the visual apearance, but in terms of functionality that allows users to be make more effective use of their computer. There are some good use cases around accessibility but beyond that I have yet to see real end-user benefits.
Waldo Bastian Linux Client Architect - Channel Platform Solutions Group Intel Corporation - http://www.intel.com/go/linux OSDL DTL Tech Board Chairman >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:desktop_architects- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zack Rusin >Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 8:57 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Desktop_architects] Summits at Desktop Developers >Conferencein Ottawa > >On Friday 03 March 2006 07:19, Alex Graveley wrote: >> There is a still a lot of discussion and work to be done, beyond just >> X. Namely, as an application developer, what API do I use to access >> these cool 3D features? > >As an application developer you use whatever rendering framework the >toolkit of your choice gives you. If you want to do XYZ and that >doesn't seem to be possible you report a feature request to the toolkit >developers. >And to be honest that's not a discussion that's a tutorial session on >how to do cool effects in your application. > >Zack > >-- >life is what happens during long compiles. >_______________________________________________ >Desktop_architects mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop_architects
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