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It's more aout getting rid of what slows you down (bloatware/fat distros) than it is about linux (the kernel) itself. Who else finds that animations/smooth scr
by zh3 7y ago
It's more aout getting rid of what slows you down (bloatware/fat distros) than it is about linux (the kernel) itself.
Who else finds that animations/smooth scrolling just breaks the flow/gets in the way?
- zozbot234 7y agoSmooth animation can be critically important when dragging, swiping or performing "fine" scrolling motions, either with a mouse/touchpad or on a touchscreen. Because then lags and freezes are what "gets in the way" and breaks the flow. Otherwise, yes, most animations just add latency for no good reason.
- hazeii 7y agoInteresting point to discuss, because I find animations etc slow things down and for me that breaks flow (if I'm using sharp tools, I want instant response).
- simlevesque 7y agoI do. I disable animations on my Android phone and my desktop OS is animation-free.
- papermachete 7y agoDoes bloat even apply nowadays to Linux? On arch you can compile and optimise your software well and ryzens have upwards of 256KB instruction cache.
- fctorial 7y ago> Who else finds that animations/smooth scrolling just breaks the flow/gets in the way? It improves ux by hiding the latency behind visual transformations.
- gburdell3 7y agoI am entirely the opposite. I find that a lack of animations breaks the flow. I also tend to prefer a "nicer" UX over pure speed and efficiency.
- viraptor 7y agoIt's all context dependent really. It can go either way. For example: - Smooth scrolling that's actually smooth and fast gives you immediate feedback on where the last line you were reading is. There's no guesswork in "how much did that page jump down exactly" anymore. - Smooth scrolling which is laggy and bouncy doesn't remove the confusion and may add to it instead. For animation example: - A quick (even 3-frame) animation for minimising a window doesn't delay you, but gives you information: where is your window now on the taskbar, and the action indeed happened (if you have 2 similar documents opened and the window just disappears, it may not be clear) - A slow, fancy animation that rolls up your window just introduces delay and distracts from the task, even if it provides the benefits above. Finally, useless animation, especially connected to the accelerometer, can induce motion sickness, so sometimes it's worth making it less smooth/much faster. We can still register 2-3 frame blinks as something specific happening. As usual, there's a lot of grey area in between having animation, or not.