I messed around with compiz in the early 2000’s to get the rotating cube desktop, windows that burned themselves up with fire when you closed them, etc, etc… And I remember how much work it was to maintain all that stuff and keep it working after updates.
Eventually I stopped caring about things that were kinda neat but didn’t really add much actual functionality, and as I’ve gotten older, I’ve also just stopped caring about tweaking things visually to make it pretty and showcase a desktop or windows, that aren’t really visible unless you have 0 windows open.
As I’ve gotten older my DE and window manager, etc are just a tool to let me use my computer, whether for fun or work, but at the end of the day, I care much more about using my computer than I do endlessly tweaking things.
All that to say: I’m happy that people have the choice to have different DE’s and window managers, and endlessly tweak things, they come up with some cool desktops and interesting UX designs, but for me it’s just a tool at the end of the day.
guess i’m boring then
I messed around with compiz in the early 2000’s to get the rotating cube desktop, windows that burned themselves up with fire when you closed them, etc, etc… And I remember how much work it was to maintain all that stuff and keep it working after updates.
Eventually I stopped caring about things that were kinda neat but didn’t really add much actual functionality, and as I’ve gotten older, I’ve also just stopped caring about tweaking things visually to make it pretty and showcase a desktop or windows, that aren’t really visible unless you have 0 windows open.
As I’ve gotten older my DE and window manager, etc are just a tool to let me use my computer, whether for fun or work, but at the end of the day, I care much more about using my computer than I do endlessly tweaking things.
All that to say: I’m happy that people have the choice to have different DE’s and window managers, and endlessly tweak things, they come up with some cool desktops and interesting UX designs, but for me it’s just a tool at the end of the day.