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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hey! :) I'm not a programmer, but I'm just
wondering...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A desktop interface with <STRONG>active,
animated and auto-updated desktop scenes</STRONG> (e.g. an ocean scene
<U>updated dawn/noon/dusk according to the computer clock</U> and showing an
animated sunrise/sunset)...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A <STRONG>penguin all-in-one desktop
assistant</STRONG> featuring a <U>calender</U>, <U>e-mail agent</U>,
<U>reminders</U>, spoken <U>jokes/trivia/greetings</U>, i.e. "Merry Christmas!"
on Dec. 25, <U>spoken and animated tips on Linux</U>, <U>help with Linux</U>,
<U>narrated commands</U>, i.e. "Doc 4 has been saved", a <U>full narrator for
blind users</U>, a <U>speak module</U> for the user to speak to the computer,
and <U>options including voice/pitch/speed/silent mode/invisible mode
adjustments</U>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A <STRONG>translucent hand-clock</STRONG> on the
desktop, <STRONG>taskbars for each desktop</STRONG> (auto-hideable), quicklaunch
panels, and each corner of the monitor screen labeled decoratively with "1, 2, 3
and 4" for <STRONG>1-click access to the 4 desktops with a cool flipping
animation</STRONG>...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>phew... a lot of features... but i know nothing of
how to make all this a reality... anyone can help?!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-- Ji Zhuang</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>