<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Yeah, one thing that would help for the to try it out is knowing if the Virtualbox image is VMware player compatible?<br><br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Aaron J. Seigo <aseigo@kde.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Active mail list <active@kde.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, October 5, 2012 3:21 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: release<br> </font> </div> <br>
On Friday, October 5, 2012 09:28:41 Jason H wrote:<br>> 1. You put the adjective after the noun.<br><br>Plasma Desktop, Plasma Netbook, Plasma Active. Active is not an adjective in <br>this case.<br><br>> 3. It's "more complicated than loading a Linux distro on a standard laptop"<br>> (Why?)<br><br>if there's a pre-built image for the device you have, then it's dead simple. i <br>just installed an image with ~4 keystrokes and 10 minutes of my time.<br><br>if there isn't a pre-built image for your exact device, then it's a lot harder <br>because of the lack of standardization in ARM based devices.<br><br>> 4. And this is where I really have concerns.<br>> Several of the screenshots have windows.<br><br>they aren't windows. please try the software before forming opinions and <br>offering input :)<br><br>> Trashcans on every image in what I assume is a gallery.<br><br>it isn't a gallery. it's the activity switcher. please read
the documentation, <br>or watch one of the Plasma Active intro videos, to see how it works<br><br>> http://plasma-active.org/screenshots/PlasmaActive_AddResource.png<br>> I dread what the Add Items button does.<br><br>that's because you haven't used it, nor, apparently, read any documentation or <br>watched even an intro video :)<br><br>> It it open a file browser, FAIL.<br><br>no, it doesn't.<br><br>> Why does this have a "close" button but everything else in the previous<br>> snapshot had an X in the top right? <br><br>you'll like PA3 more then, as the cancel button is in the top right. and it's <br>"cancel" as opposed to an "X" since it actually cancels the action (symetry <br>with the Add button). it works in practice.<br><br>> Search box is way too mall.<br><br>again, try it. it's better than you think. i can fit ~12 characters into it, <br>and i rarely need more than 5-6 before the options are narrowed down to just a <br>couple
of items.<br><br>> Ditch the window size thing. Tablet users don't want to manage that stuff.<br><br>all applications run full-screen.<br><br>> - Forget the icon containers as they are. I think I understand what you're<br>> trying to do though. <br><br>i don't think you do.<br><br>> Rather it'd be cooler to have application sets and<br>> each set is docked to an edge of the screen (like the gallery) and much<br>> like the OSX bar. <br><br>you really need to try it. then you'll discover that we've done exactly what <br>you describe here, only much much much better because it isn't limited to <br>applications or even to just the home screen.<br><br>> Then attach to it the task killer/switcher thing in a<br>> later slide. Also on that, put the apps list so you can drag/drop from the<br>> global app pool to the application set for that screen. <br><br>instead of spending your time writing this email you could tried PA out or
<br>even just watched some videos of PA. you would have discovered this is very <br>much how it works. instead, this unfortunate email of yours is now <br>immortalized in a searchable online email list archive. eep.<br><br>now, i don't want to discourage your enthusiasm, and i hope you appreciate the <br>time i've taken to respond; however this kind of engagement is really not how <br>we work with each other. :) we try and maintain an informed and thoughtful <br>discourse with each other on this mailing list which is devoted to the design <br>and development of PA. this results in higher quality from each individual <br>participant as well as the entire project, and is one way we demonstrate our <br>respect and appreciation for each other as professionals and enthusiasts.<br><br>> - Why are there multiple icon containers per screen?<br><br>try it and find out :)<br><br>> - How do you get to the icon containers if they are under a
window?<br><br>via peek or tapping the home button.<br><br>> One of the things that I think are neesed for tablet input to work is a<br>> Swype style keyboard<br><br>unfortunately swype is proprietary, but the keyboard we use in PA3 allows us <br>to hook into such things so there is hope for the future here.<br><br>-- <br>Aaron J. Seigo<br>_______________________________________________<br>Active mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Active@kde.org" href="mailto:Active@kde.org">Active@kde.org</a><br><a href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/active" target="_blank">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/active</a><br><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>