[PATCH] Animations enable/disable system wide

[Richard Moore]

On 2/15/08, Aaron J. Seigo <aseigo at kde.org> wrote:
> On Friday 15 February 2008, Robert Knight wrote:
> i wonder how many users will actually have the knowledge to pick an
> appropriate setting. perhaps it would be better to simply provide a set of
> use cases in a drop down box, e.g.:
>
> Optimize graphical effects for: [ Modern desktop / laptop system
>                          [ Low performance system
>                          [ Remote desktop or thin client
>                          [ Mobile device
>
> the exact entries are pulled out of my posterior as i was typing this, but i
> think giving the user a set of options that map to the actual use cases might
> be a lot easier to figure out.

I think providing users with a drop down in these terms makes a lot of
sense. We definitely want to avoid having a system that requires users
to understand the underlying implementation of the various effects.
That said, if this is coming out of your posterior then you should
consider your diet.

Rich.