OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/20003/360Desktop_Unlimited_Desktop_Space_and_More Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:10:19 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Unlimited? http://osnews.com/thread?322276 http://osnews.com/thread?322276 Please can someone explain to me why this has "unlimited" desktop space? It's not as infinite as the term "unlimied" suggests. By the way, what's the use of this? What is useful of having videos pinned to a wall of a building (with out any perspective correction, btw) or having frogs walking across the screen? Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:51:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (el3ktro) Comments RE: Unlimited? http://osnews.com/thread?322278 http://osnews.com/thread?322278 Indeed, this seems yet another gadget presented as a breakthrough that it isn't...


JAL Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jal_) Comments RE: Unlimited? http://osnews.com/thread?322279 http://osnews.com/thread?322279 "What is useful of having videos pinned to a wall of a building (with out any perspective correction, btw) or having frogs walking across the screen?"

Exactly the type of thing I have been wondering about Compiz. What do I need with a cube or raindrops on my screen? Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (DrillSgt) Comments RE[2]: Unlimited? http://osnews.com/thread?322280 http://osnews.com/thread?322280 I found the cube to be a nice visual clue of how multiple desktops work. The raindrops are pretty useless, I agree. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (el3ktro) Comments RE: Unlimited? http://osnews.com/thread?322281 http://osnews.com/thread?322281 It's not about if it's useful or not, it is about if people will buy it or not. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Soulbender) Comments RE[2]: Unlimited? http://osnews.com/thread?322284 http://osnews.com/thread?322284 The Raindrops are just a demonstration of what is possible. The cube is getting close to be useful, since it gives some spatiality to the desktops.

Other compiz plugins are really extremely useful:
I use the fast zoom quite frequently and together with the contrast increase functions i would guess it is a dream to use for people with reduced eyesight.

The places and expose clones are a great to work with, i nearly stopped using the taskbar since i have those.

Different visual effects for closing and minimizing windows give a very subtle and pleasing cue if the app is closed or just iconified.

Get over the early demos and have an in depth look at what compiz does nowadays, it is far beyond being a toy these days. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Alleister) Comments RE[2]: Unlimited? http://osnews.com/thread?322286 http://osnews.com/thread?322286 at least compiz doesn't have fecking ad banners... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Nossie) Comments Toy http://osnews.com/thread?322287 http://osnews.com/thread?322287 Well, I don't think that this will "revolutionize" the desktop (as Desktop 2.0 suggests), but it might be a nice toy for some people.

Personally, I think it takes too long to roam around your "unlimited" (haha) desktop. Always having to open that navigation bar and then sliding around seems very slowing down.

On the other hand, having mutliple desktops means that they are excluding each other somehow. On that desktop, everything belongs together, so you're free to move around your windows just as you need them. That's the only good thing that I can find about it. Still, I don't think it might be very useful. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Glynser) Comments All I can say is.... http://osnews.com/thread?322288 http://osnews.com/thread?322288 deary me... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (thavith_osn) Comments No 64-bit support http://osnews.com/thread?322300 http://osnews.com/thread?322300 Tried it but couldn't get it to work on Vista 64-bit Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Blackhouse) Comments Not exactly a breakthrough http://osnews.com/thread?322302 http://osnews.com/thread?322302 ...that's not that much different from what we've been able to to for ages in, say, fvwm with multiple workspaces and a navigator.

Nowadays even with fancier tricks thanks to compiz and such.

I hope the real innovation in this thing is not supposed to be that you can open pieces of web pages and leave them on parts of the workspace you don't normally see to avoid clutter... because that's EXACTLY what I've been doing in the last 10 years on the various incarnations of X11 desktops/WMs.

Sure, for windows it's a boon, but still... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (RenatoRam) Comments RE: Unlimited? http://osnews.com/thread?322303 http://osnews.com/thread?322303 Well, if you add enough pictures together, I suppose you will have unlimited space for all it's worth. Having said that, I am already bored with it watching half way through. So either I scroll for a mile to get my window or I click to get there straight -- but clicking something in the taskbar brings me there without that application, too. It is a chocolate tea-pot. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:27:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Googol) Comments It's useless for endusers http://osnews.com/thread?322310 http://osnews.com/thread?322310 A desktop is one of the most personal "space" in computing. Who on earth would put a desktop full of ads on to there PC?

The only thing I see is going for it is to implement it at internet cafes where ads can be displayed on the computer. But then again, once the user is using an application, the desktop will not be in sight.

This software absolutely useless when it comes to arranging application windows on the desktop that it provides. This 360Desktop is not designed with end user usability in mind. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:18:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Chatbox) Comments Comment by Vanger http://osnews.com/thread?322313 http://osnews.com/thread?322313 It could be cool in W98 days.
Now it's just another "revolution". Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:32:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Vanger) Comments Meh... http://osnews.com/thread?322325 http://osnews.com/thread?322325 Totally unimpressive and definitely not as cool as I thought it was going to be. I had a similar idea when I first saw compiz a few years back my idea had parallax scrolling for the backdrop every time you moved from desktop to desktop. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (apoclypse) Comments Worst software of the year so far? http://osnews.com/thread?322344 http://osnews.com/thread?322344 Who would ever use something as crappy as that? Inviting corporations to put ugly ads on your desktop? Completely useless. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Tobblo) Comments GEE IT SURE IS FVWM AROUND HERE http://osnews.com/thread?322348 http://osnews.com/thread?322348 .. or not. fvwm had no ads. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:26:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Crono) Comments RE: Not exactly a breakthrough http://osnews.com/thread?322363 http://osnews.com/thread?322363
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I hope the real innovation in this thing is not supposed to be that you can open pieces of web pages and leave them on parts of the workspace you don't normally see to avoid clutter... because that's EXACTLY what I've been doing in the last 10 years on the various incarnations of X11 desktops/WMs.

Sure, for windows it's a boon, but still...


It's not even new for Windows. Active Desktop has provided this function since Internet Explorer 4 was released.

So even for Windows, web-desktop technology has been around for > 10 years. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:43:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Laurence) Comments hahahhaha! http://osnews.com/thread?322384 http://osnews.com/thread?322384 hahahhahah!

ahahahhaha!

wow... Just... wow.. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (helf) Comments 2D sliding desktop http://osnews.com/thread?322412 http://osnews.com/thread?322412 I've suggested something like this more than a year ago to thebu Compiz folks, except that it was meant to work in two dimensions and be an infinite sliding desktop, with optional zoom out functionality and window physics (throwing them in zoom mode, with friction).

Instead, these clowns all focus on shit like their cube aquarium, snow and silly useless stuff like Freewins.

Maybe the release of 360Desktop will get them to implement something similar finally. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Weeman) Comments RE: Unlimited? http://osnews.com/thread?322452 http://osnews.com/thread?322452 I believe Gnome 3.0 will have Unlimited Workspace(s) feature... ;) Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (timosa) Comments