This program is a diversion.

OF course it's for aesthetics...waddya think? ;p

I KNEW a response like this was coming  :p 

You confuse me with some of your posts. You're title is almost inflammatory. Then, the content contradicts it when you state it's a 'diversion', which doesn't really make it useless if it accomplishes that much. I have to ask what the diversion is, though. A diversion would imply that it distracts from something else or occupies some measure of your time in a hopefully amusing or entertaining way. Saying it 'pretty's up' windows is probably more accurate.

By prettying up windows, again, it's not totally useless. As part of the Object Desktop Package a with the ability to match or blend with windowblinds and/or other themes/skins, it actually serves a purpose, making it useful. Even on it's own, without the other OD programs, it still has an aesthetic quality which can be pleasing. Is the pleasure derived from it's aesthetic quality 'useless'? Or would that be the diversion?

Now a 'game' is a diversion. It offers a challenge involving skill, chance, or endurance. Yet, even a game serves a purpose in developing certain motor skills, mental alertness, concentration, and even manual dexterity. As an amusement, it serves it's purpose as well as a diversion from more serious or stressful matters.

After reading your post, the title seems almost ironic in such a way as to be confusing when put with the rest. I think it's partly this and the way the post seems to contradict itself that you receive the responses you do sometimes. You're point gets lost or befuddled (like your 'Impulse' post) and if there was a specific statement or focal point you wanted a response to, it is (IMHO) lost on the reader. The result is a response that may be based on whatever one thing can be singled out to agree or disagree with, whether it is or isn't 'on point' to what you were looking for.

Personally, I don't know what the point of this post was. Like I said, it goes over and around and contradicts itself. SO, I have to ask, with no sarcasm intended, 'Was there a point?' or was this just a random thought thrown out for the peeps?' Even as a random thought, it could have used a little more thought. No disrespect intended.

Overall, the way the disarray of the post caught my attention and inspired in me the need to reply proved to be a welcome diversion from the DX Script I have been banging my head against the wall over. Hopefully, you will not see my response as useless.

Anything that doesn't accomplish anything is obviously a diversion.

Games are a diversion.

Sports are a diversion.

This is a diversion, a way to kill time. It doesn't really accomplish anything, but it does a good job at killing time.

The point of the post was to remark on it being a diversion, to make sure people understood this doesn't help make windows better in the least, it's just to make it pretty. Now, it does do a good job of it, but it's not gonna help productivity, or anything like that.

Things like windows, and skinning in general, can help productivity if you use the skinning to make windows into what you need it to be. Things like objectdock can help immensly. This program, I honestly haven't found a good use other then a pretty diversion.

I'm not saying it's bad. Not at all. It's just very pretty, and that's it.

And yes, even I admit my threads and responses end up looking stupid/without thought, but the problem isn't that their not thought out, the problem is in the presentation, which I can't seem to do well.

Anything one likes for whatever reason ceases to be useless.

Your choice of words leaves much to be desired if clarity and discussion is the goal.  However, it appears, looking at your body of posts here, that you are looking to be inflammatory.  What some might define as "useless" posts (;)) have soem value to you.

The question to pose to yourself is if you want to be defined as "that inflammatory guy with no point" or someone else.

There are gems in some of your posts that, if one spends the time looking, make for good discussion.  Many won't work that hard in a forum though.

The future is yours and is made up of the choices you make now.  Decide what future you want and act accordingly. 

I disagree with you, without the cursor I use every single day and have done for years, I'd be less productive.

Eh, not looking to be inflammatory, I just can't communicate well.

I'm a highly intelligent INTJ. While being very good at the computer field, as a socializer, I fall completely flat.

I admit it. I dunno how much can be done about it

You're making this way too hard....how 'bout you try 'being seen and not heard'

Well, if you acknowledge it, try laying off the posting till you figure it out.. posting blatently while knowing its inflammatory is a good place to start realizing where the problem lies I think

LOL. Well that makes sense.

But the main issue is, I've been on the web since 98. Found no solution to this.

I've tried not posting. But I dunno if being a hermit is a resonable answer to figuring out how to communicate.

I think with enough practice I'll get better... I hope at least.

A diversion, by it's own definition, accomplishes quite a bit. SO, anything that is a diversion has already accomplished something whether an intentional diversion or not. The actual use of CursorFX is not a diversion. If you want to customize your cursor, the act of selecting a new theme would not be a diversion, unless you were doing so to avoid something else, in which case, the act as a diversion in itself, would be an accomplishment. Other wise, the act of selecting a new theme would be 'customization', which around here is a past time.


Perhaps the presentation needs to be thought out more. At the least, sit on it for a bit. Save it in notepad or something and then look at it a little later. (referring just to your initial posts, not responses)



here are a couple quick links...

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If all else fails...and I never said this...send a PM to Jafo. If anyone can assist you in getting a handle on your point making and assist you with your rough edges, he's the one. If you ask nice, I'm sure he'd be happy to give you some pointers.

You inadvertantly found the point of this. Most people would label a diversion as a bad thing. That's why I said it was useless, but at the same time, good.

This mainly falls under category 4. It's a distraction mostly from things that need to be done. Instead of doing something to help windows, your simply making it pretty, which, if you've seen a really sexy lady, is a diversion in itself :p

The thing is, say you were at a business. Instead of getting ready a report, your changing a style on your mouse cursor.

How is it not a diversion? People used to work on Dos, and IMO, alot got more done due to not having the diversion of prettyness.

Once your used to pretty things, it's much less of a diversion. But anytime something pretty gets added, to a human who likes pretty things, it becomes a diversion to what needs to be done.

And that's mainly what I call Cursor FX. It's a sexy lady that makes you think with your penis and forget what you came to do.

Figuretivly, at least. No one gets turned on by Cursor FX. I hope?

The thing is though, really anything that doesn't accomplish anything is a diversion. Cursor FX is a good, fun way to kill time, esp. considering the ancient windows mouse cursor.

Please keep in mind, I never called this a bad program. A diversion doesn't mean bad. It just means it's a way to kill time, and I wouldn't use it unless your a: used to it, and b: doing it in your free time.

It's honestly the same way I feel about people who goof around at work and play games, which includes hiding games on the pc, bringing cell phone games/psp/ds, etc.

CursorXP offers more precise, ergonomically friendly options in comparison to windows default cursors...as well as just the fact that the cursor is skinned...Far from useless.

Thing is.. even if it is useless to you..why post about it..? serving no purpose whatsoever.

Useless was probably a bad word. Probably would've been better to say it was a diversion from the beginning.

/me makes note to self...."thump Po with something heavy and damaging"....;)

'Diversion' is a function, just as any other attribute/use/intent.

If all a skinnable does is change a look....but does NOT alter the skinnable's actual workings [WB's rollup and z-order pinning are examples of changing 'workings'] it still can be argued that it improves the user's enjoyment of the skinnable through aesthetic appreciation and thus has 'done something' to improve that skinnable's use/enjoyment/function...;)

Yes yes yes, saying it's useless was the wrong word. I get it.

After that, dispute my saying it's a diversion  

Besides, why would anyone get mad? The fact that cursorfx is a diversion and not something you forget is good :p

Boy, are some of you senitive! Take a deep breath and relax. I have Object Desktop and I love it. Call it what you want, but it gives me a much more pleasing enviorment to work in.

Unlike most people, I know what this thread is about...

...It's about 20 posts too long

Any thing that takes your focus off of your intended course, is a diversion. Some may be more appealing diversions than others but still just a diversion


CurXP is a diversion yes. But like any accessory for your car it has a function, appeal. It makes your PC look more appealing and customized as would adding custom rims or flashy graphics do to cars. While not a necessity it makes the daily use of the equipment be it PC or car, more enjoyable.  :CONGRAT: