> Catering for subjective human response is tricky, but once you've > passed some minimum threshold for utility** you can often win more > hearts and minds going for the subjective. A concrete example I'd > point to is smooth animation; activity switching with no nasty redraw > flicker; pulsing icons with no visible strobe; and frame/notification > transitions that glide smoothly onto the display giving the illusion > of effortlessness.
Yes! This is exactly right. Perceived responsiveness is, in some cases, more important than actual speed. I think you've nailed the most crucial elements here, as well. The redraws are really ugly, the Frame is slow, pulsing is a bit better these days but not perfect, and the notifications should slide (and smoothly). Of course, we're limited in what we can do without compositing. I long for the day that gets turned on, if only to improve these points and nothing else. - Eben _______________________________________________ Sugar mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar
