Orn E. Hansen wrote:
Mánudaginn 5 júní 2006 03:21 skrifaði suse@rio.vg:
In my case, I have 6 virtual desktops, two of them are filled with terminal windows, one has Konqueror + 2 terminals, one has firefox + 2 terminals, thunderbird gets it's own, taking up the whole 1920x1200 in three panes (folders, headers, content). The last desktop is used for irregular shaped apps I need, like XMMS or Realplayer or whatever.
I don't like tiled windows. I like being able to see what's beneath, either through "transparent" window, or by having the window on top of the widget stack, but half aside so I can see the other windows. Personally I use 6 virtual desktops, one for applications like konsole, kaudiocreator, kssh and the like. One for kontakt and all it's side apps. One for kdevelop, which is of course maximized (needs to be, the overview is still too small), one for skype, aMSN and the like applications. One for browsers, sometimes several overlapping each other. And one for "others". I logicalize "what" is in each desktop before I got myself a new monitor, because basically I find the taskbar to be poor in finding applications when I need them, I have a hard time reading the small print. I now have two monitors, the other monitor only has the basic virtual desktop settings, and I use it when I have to do some reference documentations where I need to see a full window with data.
When I'm working at something, and I am messaging with my family. I like to keep the message window on the same virtual desktop that I'm working in. When a new message arrives, I merely click on the line of that window, which is in my visual spectrum all the time, to have it on the top of the widget stack and read the message. I don't tile it, because having it constantly in my visual spectrum only serves as distraction.
At work, I often need to have several documents open at a time. Where I work with MS Windows, every day. The "maximized" window concept is a handicap, and the taskbar at the bottom, is like reading the small print in a legal document. Where I find the MS Window concept truly to be a very insufficient way at getting the job done. While being able to tile two windows, would be true advantage at times, it's sadly not applicable.
I use a 17" monitor, and I think that 17" will be standard for a very long time, not every home/office have the capital for buying a bigger monitor... or even if it's have the space necessary for it. It's useless a big monitor for a SOHO, on the design field: it's necessary. The only good feature (for me) of XGL, Compiz , Cairo, Glitz (yes, WGF and OSX Quartz Extreme too) is the use of Vectors instead of Bitmaps: A good way for "scaling things up". For me, I use MAXIMIZED Windows on Virtual Desktops (six of them).
Check out these screenshots:
http://www.cehartung.com/docs/preview/
Carl
I like the picture of "(Screenshot of a Desktop)^6" But, I noted that your windows are for the same job. I can't mix windows from different tasks. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com