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[Colin Law <clanlaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 13 April 2012 20:14, Ryan Gauger <rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 04/13/2012 11:50 AM, Conscious User wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I was wondering - why are the animations in Ubuntu not nearly as smooth
>>> as Mac OS X - or even Windows? Take a look at the workspace switcher -
>>> it is not nearly as smooth as it would be if it were in Windows. There
>>> is no reason for this is there? Hardware should not be a problem, since
>>> Windows 7 and Windows 8 are both running on my PC, and definitely have
>>> smoother animations than Ubuntu does. So I think that the animations in
>>> Ubuntu should be as or almost as smooth as the animations on Windows.
>>> Any ideas on how to do this, or should I file a bug? Thanks!
>>
>>
>> Explaining what do you mean by "smooth" would be nice.
>>
>> If you mean frame rate, I see no noticeable lagging or choppiness
>> while using the workspace switcher. If you refer to aesthetics,
>> you need to give more details.
>>
> Sorry about that - I was in a hurry composing the email! The frame rate
> while windows are open. I guess the adjective to use here (could not think
> of a better one) would be that the animations for workspace switcher are a
> little "choppy". There is no lagging, but it would be nice and easier on the
> eyes to have a nicer animation, one that is smoother. From the way I see it,
> workspace switcher animations keep getting nicer every time a new version of
> Unity/Ubuntu is released. If you look at the Windows 8 start screen and the
> Ubuntu workspace switcher, even though they are not the same animations, the
> Windows 8 start screen after login definitely has more frames than the
> workspace switcher does. Thanks!

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Colin