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- ptFoe, on 06/19/2008, -8/+65Sweet hopefully this will reach the digg front page before Microsoft decides to apply for a patent in Texas.
- highlymodified, on 06/20/2008, -1/+45It's like the game Guess Who with your windows!
...and without the token black dude :( - hexydes, on 06/20/2008, -8/+48This is the type of stuff Microsoft should be doing...and they just aren't. That's what happens when you become so large and all-powerful; you're afraid to try anything new. What they *REALLY* should do is start an entire "experimental" branch of Windows; no more secretive "We're quietly working on an all new Windows X!". Screw that. Make it a public program, anyone can download the experimental OS. Build it completely from scratch, design it from the ground up. Let designers go crazy with usability and effects. Let your developers put in all sorts of tools that have never been thought of before. Roll it out into an ISO and let people install it. Release a new one every three months that people can just format and try. Once you get something that people agree is cool, move it back into the main Windows product branch. Eventually, you'll end up with something people actually like (read: not Vista).
Of course, Microsoft is completely out of touch with reality at this point, so expect Windows 7: now with all new shiny start button!
Good work Comiz Fusion team, like always. Great REAL innovation coming out of your efforts! =) - jupr05, on 06/20/2008, -2/+23Microsoft couldn't even get Aero to do something cool
- mrblue182, on 06/20/2008, -2/+18wow... that eyecandy actually looks really useful.
- pickles46, on 06/20/2008, -1/+16compiz never ceases to amaze me.
- Vinvin, on 06/19/2008, -1/+16Nice! :)
- DreadKnight, on 06/19/2008, -1/+16I wish for a kwin-kde4 plugin like this :-)
Would definitely use it as default!
Hope you can use mouse to select window when in alt-tab as well. I feel like it sort of conflicts/overlaps with the avant window navigator; would be cool to have this activated from a hot spot on the screen (like a corner or edge of a certain desktop/monitor).
Cheers! :-) - boobsbr, on 06/20/2008, -1/+14I completely agree with you.
maybe MS should start reading what people write about them and their products, including end-users like you and me, not just reviews and articles. - herrshuster, on 06/20/2008, -0/+12you haven't actually used compiz, have you?
- cheeseplease, on 06/20/2008, -2/+13I'm using the Compiz Fusion improved alt-tab.
- KevinJim, on 06/20/2008, -3/+13This is what Linus is about, innovation ! But I'm not sure if you can use compiz with the latest KDE release ( we haven our Kwin Desktop effects but it would be sweet to have those too ).
- Wolfspirittt, on 06/20/2008, -2/+12That would be called open source. Though I am an avid open source supporter.. I doubt Microsoft will ever completely switch to this model of software engineering. Sad but true. Which is why Linux and other open source projects rock. Eventually it will catch up to them. I think they felt the heat a little with Vista finally.
- gavintlgold, on 06/19/2008, -0/+10I'd actually like to see some more stuff, such as allowing more window overlap and grouping windows from the same application. Maybe even application selecting instead of just windows (I'm thinking of GIMP here)
- silfiriel, on 06/20/2008, -1/+10while Alt+Tab is Ok, Super(Win)+Tab is awesome! At first it looked like unnecessary, now I always hit Super+Tab!
- boobsbr, on 06/20/2008, -1/+10cool song
- boobsbr, on 06/20/2008, -0/+9neither do I, let's go back to the command line. /bin/bash FTW!
now, seriously, Linux is about freedom for your computer, even using eyecandy. if you don't like Compiz, uninstall it. - Wolfspirittt, on 06/20/2008, -0/+9They also once said they didn't have a need for the mouse, or virtual desktops, or... etc. etc. Though I agree that compiz is pretty resource intensive at times (depending on what you have turned on) it's still a hell of a lot better on resources than Aero is. Try the spaces plugin sometime.. I guarantee you will find usefulness out of it.
- kinstray, on 06/20/2008, -2/+10Linux is gonna rule the world one day!
- Tob3z, on 06/20/2008, -0/+8It's mentioned in the blog. Read.
- Stonekeeper, on 06/20/2008, -0/+8It would be awesome to be able to select the window with the mouse too
- cheeseplease, on 06/20/2008, -0/+8Is he black?
Yes.
Alllriiiight ANDY! - SSCrow, on 06/20/2008, -5/+13I'll stick with Alt Tab.
- boobsbr, on 06/20/2008, -0/+7hexydes didn't mean open source on this. he meant to make the developing versions public, with lots of free tools for developers and partners, never publishing the source and keeping it only to MS developers. when they feel the feedback is good enough on the public demos, move that stuff onto the paid OS.
- super_spyder, on 06/20/2008, -0/+7I just wish windows/lunux allowed you to either switch windows with in one program, or programs like how apple does it. command+tab changes programs on the mac, while command+~ changes windows in that one program.
- sqrt7744, on 06/20/2008, -0/+6Don't tell me what "Real Professionals" use. I'm a real professional, and I use Linux. My girlfriend is a real professional architect and she uses Linux (with some expensive CAD software, not autocad), and photoshop (via wine).
- gavintlgold, on 06/19/2008, -0/+6There are hotspots, as usual, but they only involve clicking. The mouse feature is not there (yet). I'm sure it will be added eventually.
- EntropyFan, on 06/20/2008, -0/+6I believe they do listen.
The problem MS has is scale. For every one person saying 'Wow, this is cool' or 'I would like to see this in the next release' there is one saying the complete opposite.
Then there is even more of a divergence between business and consumer use and needs.
You can't be all things to all people when you own so much of the market. - cheeseplease, on 06/20/2008, -1/+7I like it when people criticize linux here on digg as no one normally dares, but your statement is just pure *****. There's an incredible wealth of programs available for linux.
- sqrt7744, on 06/20/2008, -0/+6Compiz is heavy? Odd, it runs on my 6 year old Toshiba laptop with no problems - Aero would *never* run on that machine.
- sirhomer, on 06/20/2008, -0/+5You can use Compiz Fusion with KDE. It's not even difficult. Compiz isn't really Gnome specific.
- boobsbr, on 06/20/2008, -0/+5@bman85
for the people who need a computer for everyday use (the vast majority) the biggest distros are perfect. they don't need CS3, Autocad or any other stuff other than navigator, email, media player, office and games like freecell or solitaire. and above all, they're free to try, as many distros as you'd like.
nobody is forcing anyone to switch, but we think it's good for the vast majority to know there's an alternative if they'd like. - Zounas, on 06/20/2008, -1/+6Well it is pointless compared to this, isn't it?
- boobsbr, on 06/20/2008, -1/+6unsuccessful troll is unsuccessful.
- Shootfast, on 06/20/2008, -0/+5There's a window grouping plugin already that works well with GIMP
- trmanco, on 06/20/2008, -2/+7I just fell in love with this new plugin :)
- gavintlgold, on 06/20/2008, -2/+6Actually, there is an expose-like plugin already, called Scale. This is an improvement.
- ikkefc3, on 06/20/2008, -0/+4If you want "Expose," you could use compiz's scale plugin. It has more functionality than the mac version, but if you want to think different, take this plugin.
- agenthamsta, on 06/20/2008, -0/+4This is a cool extra feature for those who enjoy the eye candy, or really overload their screen with open windows.
- junkieSaysNO, on 06/20/2008, -0/+4that was good music... oh, and the plugin was cool too
- boobsbr, on 06/20/2008, -0/+4just because you need software that is not compatible with linux it does't mean there aren't loads of usefull ones that do and work pretty nice.
now that you tried to make a point you don't sound like a troll. - hexydes, on 06/20/2008, -0/+4Exactly right boobsbr, except also including that the beta version is FREE. Hell, put it out as a torrent to save yourself bandwidth and win favor with the people most likely to use the beta, pirates.
Microsoft has proven that it has no idea how to design a modern OS that people LIKE to use. Additionally, they're so worried about pissing people off by removing legacy support that they have to support technology from over a decade ago. This is the perfect way to force people to let go of older technology, in exchange for a more modern OS. - MaverickAlex, on 06/20/2008, -2/+6If your going to stick with the defaults, why are you complaining? Linux is all about choice.
- thecheatah, on 06/20/2008, -2/+5I think my productivity depends on compiz.
- hexydes, on 06/20/2008, -1/+4That's why you have public forums where people can talk about what they like and don't like. Even better, make the OS extendable so that developers can create cool tools. If the tool gets popular enough, just roll it into the next release.
The next step would be to change their release schedule. Instead of releasing a completely new OS every five to six years, with small fixes along the way, release a mid-level upgrade once per year that includes all of the features that have been popular with the beta version of Windows. Charge $49.99 for it. Microsoft has been saying how they want to change Windows into a subscription-based model; that will never work, but this is about as close they can get to annual subscription upgrades. Then, the consumer wins (we get a better OS), and Microsoft wins (people like their product more, and they get more money).
Or just keep piling crap onto your legacy-based system until it eventually becomes so bogged down that it collapses under its own weight. Whatever works for you, Microsoft. - gavintlgold, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3You don't enable them all at once (you can't with default keybindings). Although you do have a point: there should be a grand unified Window Switcher plugin that integrates scale, staticswitcher, shift, stackswitch, and the old window switcher plugins. They're really taking up space being individual plugins.
- gavintlgold, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3Sadly, if you want to run this you'll need to compile compiz fusion from Git source code (correct me if I'm wrong, people). That's what I do for the video.
- sjm20k, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3while i agree with the functionality sentiment, consider the pricetag/value to coders.
- Jeffler, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3Guys, I'm DOING IT WRONG, aren't I? :(
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