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View OS X animations in not-quite-slow-motion / does work for expose (sort of)
Authored by: zahadum on Sep 06, '05 08:23:17PM

actually the slow down effect only works in one direction: when restoring the window view (ie zoom in).

it is probably not a bug but a feature that it doesnt also work from the zoom out - the whole idea of getting the bird's eye view of the windows is to quickly obtain (refresh) the spatial cues which a 2D GUI supresses - so naturally there is almost no possible reason why it would be a good idea to encumber the zoom: there is no extra window/task state information that is added by zooming out slowly, whereas there could be a sitaution where the reverse is not true (eg to help the user confirm, by inspection/observation, that the window selection that had been made while zoomed out is the correct/intended one - the slower zoom-in gives that tiny extra opportunity for a mental confirmation/check-list).

but thanx for suggesting trying expose with speed controls , anyways - i wouldnt have thought of it myself right off ;-)

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