Re: [Usability]Re: All animations should be disableable
- From: textshell neutronstar dyndns org
- To: desktop-devel-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: [Usability]Re: All animations should be disableable
- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 22:32:26 +0200
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 10:30:56PM +0100, MArk Finlay wrote:
>
> > Note, a bunch of specific preferences would be a poor solution to slow
> > display problems. Either a global "we have a slow display" flag, or
> > some way to autodetect, would be better. Ideally the flag is
> > desktop-wide.
>
> Yeah - i was thinking about that - maybe an animation or performance
> gconf setting(s) in the gconf under the acessibility umbrella. It could
> even make it into the accessibility UI *shrug*. Windows and KDE have
> these kind of settings, however the KDE one is too complex IMHO.
>
I don't think this is purely accessibility. I'm not specialy disabled but the
first thing I do in Windows (or sawfish) is to disable all the animations.
I regard it as distracting (I know what happens; for experience). I think the
right way to go here is a global disable "gimick animation" option. By gimick
animation I mean all animation that is not used to indicate special state or
progress (it a throbber is not gimick animation).
This way users that feel distracted can disable all that animations at once
(i.e. that would be in windows: window minimize/maximize; menu, listbox, etc
animation and much more).
My primary problem with this animation is not speed, but visual distraction I
want to do my work. And I can rest my eye when I need to.
I hope we can afford one global toggle option for this kind of animation.
Martin H.
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