Concerning animated widgets

[James Moore]

We suspected that some folks would want to disable the animations. I've 
opened a feature request for adding a pref to turn them off.

If anyone else thinks that they would be happier with the animations 
off please send email to omnioutliner3 at omnigroup.com and let us know.


-James

Technical Support Engineer
The Omni Group

On Dec 5, 2004, at 8:31 AM, ooutline-ml.5.haelo at spamgourmet.com wrote:

>> More was snappier both with opening notes and with going down a level
>> when clicking on handles. More was instant, but there is some sort of
>> windowshade effect in OO. Can this be turned off as a user
>> preference. Is this considered an advantage by some?
>
> I was going to bring up the same thing myself. All of the widget
> animation seems a bit excessive to me. In the change file it is stated
> that animation was added to reduce visual confusion, but I cannot
> think of one time where I became so confused that I was lost, because
> parts of the outline collapsed when I told it to -- unless the
> application was poorly written and the upper portion above the fold
> jumped around. As long as everything below the fold is what moves --
> there isn't anything confusing. Animating the folding process makes
> everything feel very slow.
>
> The application QuickSilver has an option to turn off excessive visual
> flare, I think something of similar nature should be adopted in OO3.
> Things like that tend to distract, and in an application whose very
> purpose is to capture thought and be completely out of the way about
> it -- it is a little much. OO2 was much better at being simple and out
> of the way. A conduit for your thoughts. The tool should not intrude,
> and animation intrudes for the same reason that it reduces visual
> confusion.
>
> -- 
> i.
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