Jumping in here on this conversation......
I am finding it incredible that a new feature would be suggested, be
enabled by default, and then have it decided to not have a way of
disabling the feature in preferences because someone thinks
preferences menu is so crowded. If the lip sync "feature" MUST be
added, to add it without some way of turning it off is
unconscionable. If the preferences menu is not the place to disable
it, then where do you proposed disabling it? Use a command line
argument, perhaps? Or maybe I have to place a secret text file in
some directory you specify that contains a keyword like NO_LIP_SYNC
? Maybe it can be linked to a new ctrl-alt-shift-function key
combination? Or do you have a different idea?
Andro
At 08:53 AM 5/2/2009, you wrote:
Gordon, let's look at history. Color TVs. In particular, evolution
from black and white TV to color TV. My grandma used to have a color
TV set. It had all kinds of controls that I cannot dream of having
today. The controls reflected the unanticipated technological
features that got injected into the TV set. You had Red Green Blue
controls (each with dials), Another color control, in passing, a
full blown equalizer for sound (let's not go there). For some people
color was a luxury...or even something to mess up the 'quality' of
the artistic experience. Evolution has a tendency to kill things
that are not needed. Today I find it hard to find a TV set with an
easily accessible control to turn off color.
This is just an example. We can look at every device in the real
world and trace back the history of its interface and u will see
that. From cars, planes to anything...
OK. This is my last word on this topic, promise.... we have already
discussed about face processing and its importance in immersion,
turn taking, expressiveness, footprint issues..and I think there are
good chances the right decision will be made.
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Ramesh Ramloll
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
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On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 6:55 AM, Gordon Wendt
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
Kent, then don't put it on by default. You can't really have it
both ways, if you have it on by default then there has to be an easy
way to turn it on and off and advanced is not an easy way. I agree
that prefs is already overcrowded but if you can't spare room in
prefs for new items then maybe STOP PUTTING NEW FEATURES ON BY
DEFAULT. The caps are meant just to emphasize my point btw not to be rude.
-Gordon
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 12:42 AM, Kent Quirk (Q Linden)
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
Given the excessive complexity of the preferences dialog already, we
should take every opportunity to remove things from prefs, and there
should be a VERY high bar for adding anything to prefs. It's all too
easy for open projects to grow massive preferences systems and
configuration files because the outcome of most feature debates is
to compromise and add a preference.
In this case, especially given that it already lives in Advanced, I
strongly recommend we not move it to Preferences.
Q
On May 1, 2009, at 7:12 PM, Gordon Wendt wrote:
No no and no, if it's optional then by all means hide it in advanced
but if you have it switched on by default you have to have an easy
way to turn it on and off which means the preferences, otherwise
don't turn it on by default.
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