apologies, gmail screwed up my formatting on that pretty good.
On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 11:45 PM, Brandon Watkins <bwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I like how modular pantheon is compared to gnome/unity. Its all very slick > and well integrated, but at the same time pantheon lets me easily change > the default file manager for example, something that is a PIA to do in > gnome. > > > I also the way its all designed, for speed and simplicity under the hood. > pantheon uses significantly less resources than gnome/unity while being > just as pretty. > > While I really like gala and I am one of the people that wished they had > stuck with mutter when they first made the compiz switch, I don't think it > would be really worth it to change, especially after all the work canonical > has done on compiz. Also the way unity is implemented as a compiz plugin > means changing would be huge task. Compiz has gotten a lot better lately, > they should just keep improving it instead of making a massive switch for > relatively little gain. > > Noise has a nice interface, but is not in good shape right now IMO, and > lacks features too. I've tested luna beta 1 on two machines so far, and on > both of them noise has a HUGE problem where it takes forever to import my > library, I'm talking 6 hours +, its definitely not nearly ready for > prime-time yet. I do support replacing rhythmbox with.. well pretty much > anything though, its a pretty lackluster media player, I preferred banshee. > Also the music lens still doesn't even work right with rhythmbox, the album > art doesn't show in the lense for songs that haven't been played yet /rant. > > > On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Britt Yazel <bwya...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> As many of you have heard, Elementary OS has had it's beta 1 release, and >> after spending using and learning their operating system, I have come to >> appreciate it greatly. The primary reason for my appreciation is their >> continuity in their user interface, they tasteful animations, and their >> stability. >> >> The one thing that Elementary has done extremely well is the creation of >> their own DE called Pantheon. They have created more than just a shell for >> Gnome3 (not to belittle what Unity has done), but they have also rebuilt >> most of their underlying technologies as well to fit exactly their purpose, >> rather than relying on Gnome. Gala is one such example, to remove their >> dependence on Compiz. They have also made many of their own default >> applications to fit THEIR purpose, rather than trying to make their purpose >> fit a wide assortment of apps. (Midori, Maya, Noise, Scratch, etc) >> >> Now, I dont mean to belittle Gnome or Ubuntu. I use Ubuntu on a daily >> basis and love it greatly, and I also help with the Ubuntu Gnome Remix. I >> just think that ridding ourselves of Compiz dependence, and making Unity >> more than just the Visual shell, and rather creating more of the back-end >> utilities in house (like Gala and Mutter) will lead to a desktop that is >> more cohesive, rather than feeling "patchy". >> >> If this isn't possible, then perhaps we should be working with the >> Elementary team on their default app set and their underlying technologies, >> (could Unity make use of Gala instead of compiz?) Is Noise closer to >> Ubuntu's main goals for a music app than Rhythmbox? >> >> Let me know what you guys think. Cheers! >> >> -Britt Yazel >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >
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