3D Desktop

Everywhere you see, that people are suggesting more and more copy of the way and look Windows is going. And unfortunately the look and feel of KDE, and Linux in general is quite similar to it. Most people excuse this, with the fact that Microsoft didn't invent it, and that it was originally invented by Xerox, and that the coming 3D look of Vista is not a Microsoft invention, but is an Apple, or Sun invention (Looking Glas).

Non of this is important, what is important is that some of the look and feel of the OS is unique. The user base, that wants "compatibility" are the kind of users, that are in reality stuck with windows, and will remain windows users for religious reasons. They aren't going to abandon it, and the only reason they want Linux, is because it doesn't cost a penny. This is not a profitable road for any programmer or designer to follow.

I'm suggesting a different path for Linux/KDE/Gnome in the near future. Not a radical one, but a somewhat different approach, that is somewhat simpler to create and therefore one that will be less buggy, but provide a similar look and feel. It has already been suggested here, to use a Round 3D menu system, which is in my opinion a good idea. I'd like to suggest the removal of the classic task bar, and instead set the task bar as a 3D visual of minimized windows. The windows don't have to function in 3D, merely be 3D in look other windows that are being worked on are in normal 2D view (preferred working mode), which will make the user able to stack more windows on the same desktop and yet see them easily. A furtherment of this, would be to have a minimized window being "iconized" on the desktop, by putting the program in a "suspend" mode, to free memory, and abandon the conventional stacking icons on the desktop, except as suspended.