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vhdblood asked a question in BumpTop on March 17, 2009 18:26:

How soon - if ever - are we going to see thick files come back?

In the old video where you demoed Bumptop, the desktop files and folders were all thick. Will we see that come back any time soon? If so, is there a planned time table for it? I really felt like it brought the whole system together.

Using Bumptop as it is now, dragging stuff around the desktop and having it bump into other things just isn't realistic at all. Right now there are paper thin icons that act like they are 3D and have weight, but appear not to when looking at them.

I know the technology is there, because you can get images to be thick without being in a pile by changing a setting in the preferences, but none of the other files will do this. Also, when you stack files, they instantly become thick.

So, can you please bring this back? At least add (or tell me) a line that I can put in the preferences file to make this happen.

vhdblood replied on March 17, 2009 07:19 to the idea "Shelving" in BumpTop:

As far as I know, the current shelf effect you get from putting a stack on a wall isn't on purpose. I don't think shelves are officially supported yet.

vhdblood replied on March 17, 2009 07:16 to the idea "Free-Cam + roof window" in BumpTop:

I don't have time to look it up right now, but there's a setting in the preferences file you can change to true that will let you move around the room a bit with the middle mouse button.

You'll be able to tell which one it is when you see it.

Hope that helps.

vhdblood replied on March 17, 2009 04:56 to the question "invite code" in BumpTop:

Just got my code. I signed up about 20 minutes before posting the last time.

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vhdblood replied on March 16, 2009 02:49 to the question "invite code" in BumpTop:

I just sent my e-mail, and as an experienced beta tester in the past, I'm hoping you'll consider me.

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