tyrine
2003-05-07, 01:13:33
DesktopX in Review…
DesktopX is a program that extends Microsoft Windows to support a more object oriented desktop architecture. Most desktops are simply a collection of “icons” on a wallpaper. Or put another way, a bunch of pictures at a hard coded size on top of another picture. DesktopX integrates into the Windows shell to make Microsoft’s object technologies (such as ActiveX controls and other COM technologies) available right on the desktop.
The net result is that users could “build” their own desktops from scratch to make them any way they’d like. They could create fantastically powerful desktops without having to program or create an entirely new paradigm for interacting with their computer using VB Script or any other scripting language they choose to use. All this was available without having to purchase any development tools.
The general goal was to fulfill some of the promise of early desktop technology projects such as Taligent and the OpenDoc based desktop metaphors IBM was working on in the mid-90s. To a large extent, DesktopX succeeded in giving users this ability.
But…
While DesktopX has become the world’s most popular way for individuals and corporations to build their own custom desktops. Even as DesktopX 2 is in development, hundreds of thousands of users use DesktopX to enhance their desktops. Corporations use it to provide kiosk interfaces and branded corporate environments. And movie studios use it to create those faux-next generation computer interfaces people see in the movies. DesktopX 1.x has a number of drawbacks:
1) It’s overwhelming to the new user. It replaces the user’s desktop. This can be a show-stopper to a lot of people. Loading a program and having it put upon you a foreign environment is too much to start out with.
2) Its interface was non-standard and difficult to get into. Creating an object, let alone a theme, required learning an awkward and often confusing interface.
3) It wasn’t obvious why everyone would want to use DesktopX. What if you already like your existing Windows desktop? Many users of DesktopX simply wanted to enhance their existing desktops to be a bit nicer, more personalized, more friendly. DesktopX 1.x required a lot of work to do these kinds of things. And many users simply didn’t have the time or patience to do this.
This is what DesktopX 2 is all about. Resolving those 3 issues.
UploadFile/2003571111881302.gif
图中的图标变大和动态不是替换windows的图标，而是在原来的基础上加上去的特效！
真是很期待，好像今年会有吧，不知那位有更多的消息
DesktopX is a program that extends Microsoft Windows to support a more object oriented desktop architecture. Most desktops are simply a collection of “icons” on a wallpaper. Or put another way, a bunch of pictures at a hard coded size on top of another picture. DesktopX integrates into the Windows shell to make Microsoft’s object technologies (such as ActiveX controls and other COM technologies) available right on the desktop.
The net result is that users could “build” their own desktops from scratch to make them any way they’d like. They could create fantastically powerful desktops without having to program or create an entirely new paradigm for interacting with their computer using VB Script or any other scripting language they choose to use. All this was available without having to purchase any development tools.
The general goal was to fulfill some of the promise of early desktop technology projects such as Taligent and the OpenDoc based desktop metaphors IBM was working on in the mid-90s. To a large extent, DesktopX succeeded in giving users this ability.
But…
While DesktopX has become the world’s most popular way for individuals and corporations to build their own custom desktops. Even as DesktopX 2 is in development, hundreds of thousands of users use DesktopX to enhance their desktops. Corporations use it to provide kiosk interfaces and branded corporate environments. And movie studios use it to create those faux-next generation computer interfaces people see in the movies. DesktopX 1.x has a number of drawbacks:
1) It’s overwhelming to the new user. It replaces the user’s desktop. This can be a show-stopper to a lot of people. Loading a program and having it put upon you a foreign environment is too much to start out with.
2) Its interface was non-standard and difficult to get into. Creating an object, let alone a theme, required learning an awkward and often confusing interface.
3) It wasn’t obvious why everyone would want to use DesktopX. What if you already like your existing Windows desktop? Many users of DesktopX simply wanted to enhance their existing desktops to be a bit nicer, more personalized, more friendly. DesktopX 1.x required a lot of work to do these kinds of things. And many users simply didn’t have the time or patience to do this.
This is what DesktopX 2 is all about. Resolving those 3 issues.
UploadFile/2003571111881302.gif
图中的图标变大和动态不是替换windows的图标，而是在原来的基础上加上去的特效！
真是很期待，好像今年会有吧，不知那位有更多的消息