Flexible windows and other visual effects in i.e. Beryl work on top of the same "desktop" metaphore. Even a cubic/3d effect is solely a way to visually connect the several workspaces available in GNOME or X systems. These projecs are innovative providing a more barroque visualization if the desktop but, essentially, they are nit offering a new paradigm or new core functionality.
Even flashy prototypes with lots of physics end up being "a surface with icons" (an example is the "3D desktop" video you have linked. The question is though if there are better ways of representing a graphic interface and make more efficient the use of computers for today's uses. As an example, Mirco Müller and others are trying to leave behind the concept of "an icon representing a document" offering instead the document itself at a small scale, already accessible. We are also seeing new approaches in embedded devices thanks to small sizes, touch screens and so on (i.e. Canola http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yALbL_3XYbM ). Experimental desktops with multipointers also add new concepts and functionality playing with 2 or more fingers on a screen. GUADEC would be an interesting space to discuss how these collateral experients might affect/improve GNOME's core paradigm and functionality in the following years. A (good) keynote is a good way to raise the attention and generate debate and perhaps new ideas assumed in the project (like Luis Villa's "GNOME is people" after Kathy Sierra's passionate users in Vilanova this year). 2006/12/22, Alex Latchford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I am not too sure what you are saying when you say concepts? Do you mean > as in introducing a new concept of desktop management, (i.e. 3D style > desktops..) > > Do you mean something like this? > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK_WLVO-TgA&NR > Where physics is used etc? Can you explain what you mean by a 'concept' -- Quim Gil /// http://desdeamericaconamor.org _______________________________________________ guadec-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list
