Comments on: Nautilus + CoverFlow = Awesome

By: Billi

Billi — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:47:00 +0000

yeah i wholeheartedly agree that we have unique programs that are just amazing! but recently progress has been kinda slow when it comes to ubuntu. a notification system that looks kinda like that seen in mac or growl, notification icons that are reminiscent of the mac menubar, nautilus still not having proper and tighter icon grid layout. if you ask me…this is some slow evolution. but you know who has been bringing about change? the kde team. they made amazing progress since the release of kde4. kubuntu now looks amazing! kde4.4 on the lucid kubuntu alphas is the most usable desktop i have come across! It’s the reason why i am now back on a linux distro! ubuntu devs/canonical needs to learn something from that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:19:00 +0000

Not so, even though there are alot of things that mimic other systems, it doesn’t mean thats the only thing being accomplished in Ubuntu, its just the side projects people hobby around, with those mimicing programs, we have thousands of other programs that are unique, and the community grows every day and more is created! after a few years no one can imagine where ubuntu will be… just look how much its evolved ever since 2006…. 4 years ago!

By: Joern Konopka

Joern Konopka — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:20:00 +0000

Well, it looks nice, it looks just as nice as when i used the first versions in Ubuntu 7.10 (mightve been 08.04 too im not sure anymore), but honestly im growing kinda tired of Snippets and First Looks, when will there be a usable version of it ? I dont wanna stress anybody, i know youre not getting any Payment for it, but please at least a beta i can install from a ppa like a sane person?

Please no more spoiling until its ready for an everyday User to actually USE it..

Its just that i never really know whats the status of this Project, according to the Wiki and Homepage this feature is not usable, but what if i checkout the Branch, will it run? Or will it be another dead branch resting on my Harddrive, please share some insight..cause the Wiki and Launchpad dont…

By: Joern Konopka

Joern Konopka — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:20:00 +0000

Please no more spoiling until its ready for an everyday User to actually USE it..

By: Cenwen

Cenwen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:58:00 +0000

This is really awesone. That’s the word.
Thanks for discover us this application.

By: Billi

Billi — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:14:00 +0000

I tried KDE4. I loved dolphin..a fantastic file browser/manager!
..and i agree about the dock! when i gave osx a shot i did find that annoying.
and in general, it seems a lot of different things in osx were inconsistent here and there (regardless of how “pretty” it looks).

By: Billi

Billi — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:07:00 +0000

Yes I have..I use it occasionally, but It still has a long way to go.

By: AndyP79

AndyP79 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:49:00 +0000

I like these Mac-ish type eye candy choices that we have. I am influenced by the dock, but mine looks nothing like Mac, I also use DockbarX alongside GlobalMenu, but I also use FolderView which is KDE influenced. I like the idea we are MAYBE going to get some transparency in the future. BUT…. I can not even operate Windows or Mac. I have never had that much time too. But I do know that they are quite pretty in their own unique way. I mean, if we did not constantly rip each brand off, would Mac have the 90% of the market share today? It is influence, when one sees something it likes, they will try to emulate it. And sometimes, it might make it better?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:47:00 +0000

hmm. fair enough. have you heard of gnome shell? :D

By: lefty.crupps

lefty.crupps — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:23:00 +0000

Try KDE4, it has a lot that stands out from the other main desktops (GNOME, OSX, and Windows). In other ways, however, it is very standard and acts as you might expect â€” of course, its appearance and some behaviour can be modified. That is something that none of the previous desktops ever impressed me with, they’re so *static* in their design and layout. That, and the ‘dock’ concept just loses me. Why does this app never close and stays on the left, this app closes and stays on the left, but these apps/documents stay on the right? Why do I close an app and it keeps running but without any windows associated with it? What is the benefit?

By: dkruythoff

dkruythoff — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:55:00 +0000

I already love you people. :-)

By: MastroPino

MastroPino — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:19:00 +0000

Awesome, I hope that this will released very soon!

By: haxouille

haxouille — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:49:00 +0000

this is very nice, i’ll use it when it’ll be available. it can also show that linux can offer smooth and nice desktop effects, not only the cube. and if it will make more people turn onto linux, then it’s a good point.

and to me, an os is not just the desktop, but all the functionnalities it offers : the filesystem, its coherence, i.e. its spirit and way of working.

By: pt

pt — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:37:00 +0000

lol we wouldn’t have much in the world if it wasn’t for
Imitation, duplication, and outright rip-offs as they often form basis from which new ideas are later built on

By: pt

pt — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:34:00 +0000

I do, using coverflow to flip through images is so much easier.
Coverflow is great for files with useful thumbnails.

By: pt

pt — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:34:00 +0000

it useful when navigating through images

By: Billi

Billi — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:24:00 +0000

Very true! The open source community does progress surprisingly fast. And also I know of a few people who use ubuntu on their macs.
But my point is simply in terms of appearance, I would love more uniqueness. Kinda like how the cube idea is very unique to linux. It looks great and its a mindblasting feature lol. When I mention ubuntu or linux, my friends who are not as tech savvy know that its “that thing with the cube.”
similarly, when i mention mac, the first thing that comes into mind, is the dock..and to some the cool coverflowl effect.
basically, im not saying that we can’t work fast as an opensource community to make stuff, but rather my point is that the ideas that we implement in our ubuntu desktops should be original. not something that “has already been done”… you know what i mean? I just wish to see ideas that are fresh and new be bought to the table. not something that osx has already done.

By: think123

think123 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:13:00 +0000

Very nice function, but not very userful:-)

By: Troy James Sobotka

Troy James Sobotka — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:47:00 +0000

While representational data is clearly worth pursuing, this is not.

Imitation, duplication, and outright rip-offs are not, under any circumstance, “Awesome”.

Give your head a shake. Pathetic.

By: xOoeL

xOoeL — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:42:00 +0000

Have you heard of Alltray? It is pretty useful for Evolution.