> This is also to say that from this may come something interesting That would be great and I certainly don't want to dampen any enthusiasm. I'm just giving my opinion as a potential user.
To journey to a great new place, it would seem to be easier to start from somewhere modern instead of something old and moldy. I have been using computers since the mid '60s and witnessed many metaphors come and go. I for one would be happy to get rid of the desktop. Most users nowadays grew up with the web, so it is a metaphor that they are at least as familiar with as the desktop. Maybe a glimpse into the future of the desktop could prove me wrong. Where can it go from here? On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Gerald Klein <j...@zognet.com> wrote: > The point I think he is making is that some derivative of a > familiar metaphor will help people grab on to the functionality or feel > more at home. This ia also to say that from this may come something > interesting after iteration(x) that is created. > > On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Mark Hahn <m...@hahnca.com> wrote: > >> I know that this is a popular thing to do, but I don't understand it. >> Why would you want to put a metaphor that dates from 30 years ago on a >> modern brower? I find the hyperlinked documents on the web with responsive >> web pages to be a better experience. >> >> Google is working hard to replace the old Microsoft functionality with >> gmail and google docs, yet you don't find Google using a desktop metaphor >> with folders and trash cans. Apps don't spring up from icons into desktop >> windows, they appear as web pages from web links. >> >> >> On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Rick Waldron <waldron.r...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> On Sep 30, 2012 10:35 AM, "Dennis Kane" <dkan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > My most recent work can be seen here: >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NTjmy7PbD0 >>> > >>> > I have added functionality to the bottom dock, including a working >>> Trashcan. >>> > >>> > I have still received precisely zero real interest in any of this & I >>> am really eager to get together with programmers who want to get something >>> beautiful started! >>> >>> I think I speak for most when I say: you've given us nothing to be >>> interested in, aside from a few YouTube videos and some hints about an API >>> that, to be honest, looks nothing like a well designed JavaScript API. >>> >>> Share some code ;) >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> > >>> > My theory is basically that the nature of the front-end experience >>> crucially determines how much "excitement" the back-end administrators will >>> have. At the moment, the web is filled with absolutely boring/unresponsive >>> front-ends. So anyone who wants to work with me will really have a leg up >>> in terms of offering the kind of user experience that will keep the >>> back-enders on their toes ("on their toes" == "gamefully employed" ;) >>> > >>> > By the way, I am well aware that any business that comes out of this >>> will not want to offer an exact replica of OS X as their front end. I am >>> using OS X as the ultimate challenge to see how awesome I can make the end >>> user experience. Once I can get this prototype working as well as >>> possible, then I can start to think about how to make it even better than >>> OS X! >>> > >>> > I am all ears in terms of what kinds of services can be offered up >>> through this kind of interface... >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>> > Posting guidelines: >>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> > Groups "nodejs" group. >>> > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> > For more options, visit this group at >>> > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>> >>> -- >>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>> Posting guidelines: >>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>> >> >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> > > > > -- > > Gerald Klein DBA**** > > contac...@geraldklein.com > > www.geraldklein.com <http://geraldklein.com/>**** > > geraldklein.wordpress.com > > j...@zognet.com**** > > 708-599-0352**** > > > Arch Awesome, Ranger & Vim the coding triple threat. > > Linux registered user #548580 > > > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. 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