Comment 2 for bug 195737
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| seanh (seanh) wrote Re: Set "open" animation to glide 2, not glide 1 | #2 |
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+1 for just having windows quickly fade in and out when opened and closed, no glide animation at all (as suggested by someone on the duplicate bug 387429). A subtle fade is classy, it's attention to detail. Windows flying around in three dimensions is over the top and distracting.
I think this is an example of when a detail is done right it improves your experience of the interface but you might not consciously notice it. It's like in Winamp when you stop playing the track or close Winamp. Instead of suddenly stopping it quickly fades out. It's subtle so you might not even notice it at first, but nonetheless it makes the user experience smoother, and when you do notice it you really appreciate the attention to detail. It also fades in when you start and crossfades between tracks.
The audio equivalent of a glide animation would be if Winamp played a loud "Whoooosshh!" and "Shhhhooooooppp!" each time you started and stopped playing :)