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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Stupid idea :-)
From:       Rik Hemsley <rik () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-04-28 17:54:09
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#if Waldo Bastian
> Sometimes slashdot postings have nice ideas:
> 
> "1. Multiple overlapping windows are very hard to sort out for someone who's 
> not used to it. Notice that on video games, ATM's and the like that 
> everything is completely modal; you're not distracted by everything else 
> that's going on. 
>  It would be better if computer GUI's took care of some of the complexity 
> associated with arranging windows, dialog boxes, etc. "
> 
> He has point. I like to have 20 konsole & kmail scattered across my desktop, 
> but not everyone is like that. Wouldn't it be nice to have a WM setting which 
> only shows the active window/application and keeps the others minimized.
> 
> This basically degrades a multitasking desktop to a task-switching desktop. 
> But sometimes less is more.

It's not a stupid idea at all. I don't overlap windows myself. I usually
just have one term for normal use and one running Vim. If I'm using Gimp
or something, I arrange the windows so they don't overlap, as that really
annoys me.

Makes sense IMO. I can see the desktop idea changing in the future, and
this is likely to be one of the things that will happen.

BTW, I hardly ever see people making use of multiple windows while they
use Windows. They will maximise what they're working on. Those who have
some confidence might split the window they're using (MS Word is an
example) but to switch tasks, they just use the 'taskbar'.

Rik

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