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Post #367,190
by folkert
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12/4/12 12:00:37 AM
12/4/12 1:41:58 PM
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New There is a reason...
I use XFCE.

It stays out of my way. I'm productive in it.

Unlike any of the current Tablet UIs for the 14 year old out there (UNITY, Gnome3 Shell, Windows 8 RT, Windows 8).

I just won't use them.

Even on my Android, I'm not using the those fancy "swipes" bullshit. Haptic feedback and a reasonable performing smartphone with a nice browser, gmail client, calendar client and a few others... I am set for most stuff.

I only have some games on it to tide time waiting for things.

There is also a reason I use Debian Sid. It just works biatches. If what I'm doing/using ends up having issues... I switch to something else just fine for the time being.

But this whole Tablet interface crap... just ain't gonna cut it for me ever.

Edit: Clarity on the "Tablet UIs for the 14 year old" vs "the 14 year old Tablet UIs" kinda not what I meant.
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Post #367,195
by crazy
12/4/12 1:57:48 AM
12/4/12 2:00:56 AM
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New Not my issue
Sitting back relaxing with a full screen and a big-ass track ball.

If I used a mouse it would kill my wrist.

I added my default apps such as term, gvim, chromium, and took away a couple of the defaults from the bar on the left.

The track ball throws nicely to the bar my apps, and they only launch once if I click them multiple, unless I choose via drop down. This is good. So I click them to launch, and I click the same button to activate when the are down on the window stack. They go wiggly or alarmy to let me know status, so if something needs attention I'll know without something popping up over my current working window, waiting to get the wrong keystrokes. Those icons also allow for killing of the apps on the drop down, no hunting hidden windows.


Really, it goes on and on. I do like it, but NOT on a tablet. My arm would die with those long back and forth artificial movements. But it is really good on a PC with a big screen or 2.
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Post #367,198
by static
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12/4/12 7:06:37 AM
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New I knew you'd say basically that. :-)
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     Ubuntu Quantal Quetzal (aka 12.10) - (static) - (19) - Dec. 3, 2012, 08:00:14 PM EST
         The less I fight it the better it works - (drook) - (11) - Dec. 3, 2012, 08:10:51 PM EST
             so how do you open up a terminal? - (boxley) - (10) - Dec. 3, 2012, 08:56:12 PM EST
                 Search for everything - (drook) - (9) - Dec. 3, 2012, 09:06:38 PM EST
                     thats intuitive, whats a windows key -NT - (boxley) - (8) - Dec. 3, 2012, 10:20:41 PM EST
                         Well ... - (drook) - (4) - Dec. 3, 2012, 10:39:57 PM EST
                             Muchas... - (folkert) - (2) - Dec. 3, 2012, 10:44:56 PM EST
                                 locate is great, provided that you can find a terminal :-) -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Dec. 4, 2012, 08:24:43 AM EST
                                     Re: locate is great, provided that you can find a terminal : - (folkert) - Dec. 4, 2012, 11:50:45 AM EST
                             hot corners in windows and mac give you a search option - (boxley) - Dec. 4, 2012, 08:26:03 AM EST
                         Its that funny looking key... - (folkert) - (2) - Dec. 3, 2012, 10:43:42 PM EST
                             neither my laptop or server has that key -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Dec. 4, 2012, 08:37:33 AM EST
                                 So buy a new keyboard; how much can it be, five bucks? -NT - (CRConrad) - June 21, 2013, 09:14:08 AM EDT
         I hated it - (crazy) - (3) - Dec. 3, 2012, 11:02:24 PM EST
             I thought I went in with an open mind. - (static) - (2) - Dec. 4, 2012, 07:14:13 AM EST
                 You probably did - (crazy) - (1) - Dec. 4, 2012, 11:37:07 AM EST
                     Great with a trackpad on a laptop, too - (drook) - Dec. 4, 2012, 12:29:02 PM EST
         There is a reason... - (folkert) - (2) - Dec. 4, 2012, 01:41:58 PM EST
             Not my issue - (crazy) - Dec. 4, 2012, 02:00:56 AM EST
             I knew you'd say basically that. :-) -NT - (static) - Dec. 4, 2012, 07:06:37 AM EST

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