Thread: What woud you realistically like to see in the N900?
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2008-07-26 , 23:03
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Originally Posted by Bundyo View Post
Compiz is mostly stardust... There are usability plugins though - would love to see the screenshot plugin working.

But overall a 3D interface can add nothing to usability, only subtract. Of course everyone would love to see some windows spinning, but while it is pretty, it is not very usable
I disagree, and these 2 posts describe my point well. 3D is not about eye candy. It is about user experience. That is why it is listed under Usability. The 3D effects have to be a useful addition to the experience. For example like Expose (and its clones) do, or the example I gave of minimizing a window. Besides that some effects give the user a slick feeling but these are only secondary; not the priority.