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From: bpistr@ciba-geigy.ch (Joseph C Pistritto)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: VOM Look
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Date: 30 Jul 90 13:00:40 GMT
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> >From a couple of estheticians:
> >you would think they could invest some time into making them more visually 
> >appealing.  Would 3-D color effects really be that hard to do for one of ...
> 
> >What about a compromise: decent 3d look which does NOT waste resources
> >(not only CPU cycles) the way Motif does ?
> 
> Does beautiful graphic design depend on fake 3-D ornamentation?  I hope
> not!  But whatever esthetic principles inspire our would-be graphic designers,
> I hope they will also consider screen "real estate" as a resource.  Most of
> the window managers I've seen want to add considerably to the size of a window,
> forcing me to overlap windows that could otherwise be adjacent.  Twm, to its
> credit, allows me to control the size of these decorations.  Window managers
> from the "look fascism" camps aren't generally so flexible.
> 
No, of course not.  On the other hand, I was a real die-hard UWM user, (sort of
the ultimate in 'minimalist' window managers), and now use Motif (and MWM) becauase
we're using it for a project.  I find that I can mostly get rid of and control the
size of the decorations down to the point where I can still effectively use 99% of
my screen.  For instance I have several 'fixed' windows on my screen, which have
no decorations at all (nor even a border, as UWM would insert).  You can get a
fairly good approximation of the 'minimalist' look and feel even with MWM, if you're
willing to put in some time setting up the defaults files appropriately.
                                                                -jcp-
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