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Canonical Designer Demos Ubuntu Context-Aware UI
Blacklaw writes "Canonical's Christian Giordano has posted details of what he believes could be the future of user interface design in Ubuntu — a system that detects physical context. Designed to be paired with a webcam or other sensor system, the concept is that the computer is able to detect where a user is in proximity to the display along with an idea of roughly what he or she might be doing. Using this information, the operating system — in this case, Ubuntu Linux — can automatically make changes to the screen layout. For example, when the system detects that the user has leaned back in his or her chair, the system automatically makes the currently playing video full-screen. Lean forward again, and the video returns to its previous windowed mode."
So if the computer sees me with a box of tissues and some lube it will start up youporn?
... that yells "Pay attention!" every time it detects my eyes focusing on my television rather than its monitor!
So if I dangle my Special Purpose in front of my webcam, will it boot me into Damn Small Linux?
"...I'm afraid i can't let you do that, Dave..."
~men are from earth. women are from earth. deal with it.~
glares at MS Word
Now, thanks to this new technology, Clippy can appear and say "It looks like I'm pissing you off! What can I do to help?"
Then your reaction might cause Clippy to dial 9-1-1 (or the local equivalent for non-US versions) for you so an ambulance can be on the way already to deal with the aneurysm you are about to have in 3... 2...
But when you pass out and your nose lands on the "F" key, he'll turn off autorepeat for you so if you survive the experience your document will be waiting for you when you get back from the hospital. Maybe not so much in the American version, here he'll just check your insurance status and put your car and house up on eBay so you can afford the downpayment on your medical bills.
"This post contains words, known to the State of California to cause thought. Wash brain thoroughly after reading."
Now I can just start jerking off and it'll show me porn, instead of me having to find the porn first.
Thanks, auto-detect camera.
They'll announce it a few years from now, codename "Terrifying Tantalus"
"This post contains words, known to the State of California to cause thought. Wash brain thoroughly after reading."
9-1-1 (or the local equivalent for non-US versions)
I think you mean 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3, you berk!
Have you driven a fnord... lately?
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First they messed up sound with PulseAudio, but I did not say anything because I killall'd it in cron.
Then they came for my window control menus, but I did not say anything because I gconf'd it.
Now they have come for my gnome-terminal replacing it with HAL, and there's no one left to speak for me.
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