Re: GRAMPS on Windows-7 RC1

[Brian Matherly]

Edward,

> I
> loaded Windows-7 RC1 onto a spare disk as a test of
> Msoft's newest OS.
>
> I loaded GRAMPS 3.1.1 after first installing Python 2.5.1,
> GTK+ 2.10.11, pygtk 2.10.6, pygobject 2.12.3 and pycairo
> 1.2.
>
> A few odd error messages popped up during some package
> installs but since they were mostly about log files, etc., I
> ignored them. Anyway, all is well GRAMPS runs very well on
> Windows-7, although I haven't tested every
> function. It loaded in my database and presented all my
> usual screens.

Great news. Thanks for testing it and thanks for sharing.

> By the way, concerning Win7 itself. It is "cute"
> and has a few useful minor features but I cannot see a
> compelling reason for switching to it. Personally, I find it
> a bit more difficult to work with. Things that are simple in
> XP take, for me at least, many more clicks to do in Win7. It
> is probably a familiarity issue that would
>  improve in time. I have XP on my main machine and Ubuntu
> 9.04 on another machine that "may" become my main
> machine - we'll see.

That's disappointing. Your attitude about Win7 has been my attitude about Vista all along. I was hoping that Win7 would be a useful upgrade from WinXP.

~BM

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[Edward Comer]

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It may be for you - everybody's needs are different. I want an efficient, uncluttered work environment which is why I turn off all eye candy on Ubuntu 9.04. Having windows fade or wiggle away takes extra seconds and, in my opinion, adds no useful functionality. Windows-7's GUI is similar to Compiz's basic eye candy, wherein windows rapidly tilt and fade away. Microsoft doesn't seem to provide a way to turn off this eye candy, so every action takes just a tiny bit longer than in XP.

One useful featute is when you move your mouse over an item down in the task bar, a miniature image of the page pops up above it and if you move the mouse over the miniature, a larger image of the page pops up. Cute - but not all that useful for how I use a machine.

Most of Vista's "are you authorized?" pop-ups are gone, which is a blessing.

Basically, Windows-7 is an attempt to make Windows look more like  MAC-OSX. Even the wait icon has changed from an hourglass to a very close copy of Mac's spinning circle. I guess that I am not their targer customer - if I wanted a Mac, I'd buy a Mac.

The bottom line, however, is that Windows-7 is visually like a cross between Vista and Mac-OS and will do what most people want it to do, so given the fact that MicroSoft will have it preloaded on all new machines means that it will ultimately be successful. The Vista name has gone to where Edsil resides and the negativity along with it.

That's disappointing. Your attitude about Win7 has been my attitude about Vista all along. I was hoping that Win7 would be a useful upgrade from WinXP.

~BM

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