Re: [EWMH] _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_AUXILIARY
- From: Matthias Clasen <mclasen redhat com>
- To: Tuomo Valkonen <tuomov iki fi>
- Cc: wm-spec-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: [EWMH] _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_AUXILIARY
- Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:04:31 -0400
On Sun, 2007-10-14 at 19:57 +0000, Tuomo Valkonen wrote:
> On 2007-10-14, Mark Tiefenbruck <mark fluxbox org> wrote:
> > While I agree with you from an engineering standpoint, it's just not
> > that simple. User expectations do, in fact, trump design simplicity.
>
> What's the fucking big deal about some old Athena-based program
> not having shadows under its menus? The typical "ooh! shiny"
> luser who cares about fancy anti-usability effects won't even
> know that such programs exist. But, I guess putting good design
> ahead of glitz is something that the desktop herd won't even
> consider in their quest for world domination. (And eradicating
> choice in the process by turning the OS into an idiot box that
> power users have hard time configuring to their needs anymore.
> fontconfig AA/XML-fascism being case in point. It's easier
> these days to switch to windows and enable unblurred fonts
> there than to configure FOSS crap to use unblurred fonts.)
>
Can you please try to tone down your messages a little bit ?
Alternatively, if you are not interested in constructive work,
just unsubscribe.
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