I remember being told how all movies some day will be 3D because "it's what the public wants" yet all I hear around me personally is headaches and a strong desire to find "2d glasses" (which we now have, yay... where I live, movies are usually from America and so have subtitles so reading them is imperative. You could watch a movie without the 3d glasses but you can't read the subtitles).
So I'm going to sit back and wait to see if everyone *really* wants stuff to swish and fade and slide and whatever as the user interacts with the GUI. Showing movement or that something is gradual is a known UI improvement as far as letting users know where things go or where they came from and reduces disorientation (mostly for new users), and I understand the lowered CPU use (similar things are happening in the web world, where CSS3 transitions and animations can use the GPU whereas Javascript is still relying on CPU... for phones and tablets this makes a big difference)... But sometimes I wonder if this heavy "style" of interaction will truly last, or if it's like skinny jeans: a juggernaut fad. Perhaps specifically a fad started by Apple. Just a thought. Interfaces with fluff should ideally be as accessible as any other of course. -Mallory -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
