Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3605 mails)

["Orn E. Hansen" <orn_hansen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sunnudaginn 4 júní 2006 20:55 skrifaði suse@xxxxxx:
>
> As a desktop to be gawked at, it's very pretty.  Usability?  Not so much.

  Back in the days, when 640x480 or 800x600 was standard, looking at maximized 
windows was "maybe" the way to go.  I've got a 1440x900 window here, and 
there are those who have a 1600x1000, or better, where having some Firefox 
window maximized is a waste of window space.  More to the point, it is a 
waste of the concept of "windowing".  Running on maximized windows, is the 
concept of those who never left the good old MS-DOS days, or consoles.  
There's only one thing in the window.  The rest of us have many windows 
running, on one screen.  We flip between windows ... do one thing in one, and 
another in the next.  Just like now ... what is the point of having KMail 
maximized in a 1440x900 window?  You think I'm gonna see it better with all 
the useless space that only shows the background color?

  More to the point, dual screen is common today ... and even pivoting of the 
screen.  And a 1900x1200 screens are getting more common as we speak, yeah 
people are even using 24" monitors ... tiled windows or maximized windows.  
That's a waste of the windowing technology.

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