Bumptop

[Ripper]

Originally Posted by Angel of Death

Interesting concept, but ripped from Compiz, either way, I never understood just how it was supposed to increase productivity. Looks just like eye candy.

Actually the concept for Bumptop was around before Compiz. There was a even video showing a working prototype of bumptop floating around way back in early 2006, mentioning that bumptop would be "avaliable soon". So it's a fairly original concept, just took too long to release it to the public.

The prototype actually had alot more working features than bumptop has at the moment, So i expect they will be added to the pro version in the future.

I don't think bumptop was ever meant to increase productivity, but rather emulate a real desktop, allowing users have more fun and to be more creative with there desktop as they would be in real life. For example i left my laptop alone in college once and came back to sticky notes all over my desktop (i'll look out the screenshot i have next time i'm on that comp).

Edit:
heres my desktop (don't think forum has automatic resize so linked to the gallery)

and i also found the prototype video on youtube

[Marmac]

Nice looking application.
Will definitely give it a try anyway

[UUUU]

I love it. Games on one wall, utilities on another, most used stuff on the floor, stuff I hardly use on the back wall. A few pics interspersed about the place. My wife said she didn't want it on her PC cos she didn't want to have another room to clean Made me laugh

[Angel of Death]

Originally Posted by Ripper

Actually the concept for Bumptop was around before Compiz. There was a even video showing a working prototype of bumptop floating around way back in early 2006, mentioning that bumptop would be "avaliable soon". So it's a fairly original concept, just took too long to release it to the public.

Compiz was released by Novell (SUSE) in January 2006, but I didn't know bumptop was around that long.

[Marmac]

Installed it and had a play with it, looks great so far