Aero Peak and the new Windows 7 Bar

[band-aid]

I installed Windows 7 on my gaming machine a few days ago and am very impressed with the additional usability afforded by the ability easily snap windows to certain regions of the screen and the new start bar/aero peak combination. I currently use KDE on all of my linux machines and while it looks nice, its usability isn't up to par. Is there anything similar to what windows 7 has going for it available in any linux window manager?

[chaanakya_chiraag]

I would also love to see something like this. Did you ever find something for this?

[skaiuoquer]

You are kidding, right?

I'm typing this from a Window$ 7 box I'm setting up for my dad, who's an engineer and needs AutoCAD--only reason I'm not typing from an Ubuntu box right now, which he knows and prefers, even though he's 73yo.

Usability schmsability.
You are talking about windows that resize automatically and a sneak preview that's based on what BERYL had five years ago.
Get real.

Have you tried pinning your window? 'Cause, it's worth diminishes pretty fast when you realize you are unable to make it stick where it's "docked".

Wanna talk usability? Get off your lazy behind and configure your system.

I use GNOME + Compiz + GNOME Do. If you configure Compiz, with it's pretty complete yet intuitive CCSM tool, you'll realize Window$ 7 and Mac OS X got nuthin.

Cheers.

ps : You have all of those things you mentioned in Compiz plugins, not sure about KDE4, but, it's a newborn, give it time.

[skaiuoquer]

Oh, by the way, the Window$ 7 bar, which is a mixture of the original Window$ bar and the Mac OS X dock, is pretty cool.

You can, however, get its short-cut-icons meet Window$-bar-windows-buttons feel by using the Docky theme for GNOME Do, which is actually a whole interface, also based on the Mac OS X dock, with the particularity of having not programs you drag and drop on it for quick launching, but the ones you use most based on GNOME Do's memory.

You also get the Window$ 7 bar feature of being able to go straight to a particular tab in Firefox, for instance, directly from its icon--although you will need to right click on it -I think- instead of just hover over it.

Docky is awesome all around, just like GNOME Do when you get what it's about.

[mihaicj]

Docky is awesome all around, just like GNOME Do when you get what it's about.

Yeah, it's awesome when an application uses 300MB of memory. And above that, it's written in Mono. You're against Microsoft but using their tools. Just great.

[michellez]

Thanks skaiuoquer - I'm sure that will help many, including myself. No need to talk down on us though and call us lazy.. not everyone knows what you know (unfortently?!).

Everyone has to learn some how!

Thanks,
Shell

[stuffystuff200681]

You are kidding, right?


I use GNOME + Compiz + GNOME Do. If you configure Compiz, with it's pretty complete yet intuitive CCSM tool, you'll realize Window$ 7 and Mac OS X got nuthin.


I agree, i use exactly that with the addition of cairo-dock (actually glx-dock) and admit that it is extremely good....actually its awesome.

what i'm trying to say is that i didn't choose ubuntu for its looks... and i'm pretty sure you didn't either, so get used to some tweaking.

however, Kde4 is closer to Win7 than anything else (Lucky for you ;))...there is this taskbar plasmoid called "smooth tasks" ... here is the link:

http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/Smooth+Tasks?content=101586

however, i do agree that the ubuntu team should intelligently apply a set of standard compiz effects
Remember, GOOGLE is your friend....NOT Bing ;)

--Cheers (YAY! copying is so much fun):P