Well, thats just it - it would move them off the screen *eventually* just not right away/suddenly like it does with virtual desktops. I think this in combination with a dynamically created maximum screen size would make for a rich user experience. If you could also allow the user to zoom in and zoom out (essentially dynamically resize all the windows on the desktop) would be interesting.
~Jeff Hoogland On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Christopher Michael <cpmicha...@comcast.net > wrote: > On 01/25/2011 09:08 PM, Jeff Hoogland wrote: > >> This is an idea I've been kicking around with a friend. What would anyone >> think of creating an "ever expanding" desktop? Essentially the desktop >> size >> would adjust as a user needs and you would be able to scroll at the edges >> of >> the screen when you want to, creating exactly the amount of space you >> need. >> I think also a zoom in/zoom out feature would be nice to go with it. A >> desktop like this has an advantage over the current virtual desktop setup >> because it would >> >> 1) Change based on what space the user needs >> 2) Wouldn't move applications open totally off the screen >> >> Well, I think #2 is the problem. Regardless of how big the virtual > desktop gets, eventually you would end up scrolling some apps off-screen. If > you think about a 640x480 where this is done...what happens say if you have > an app on the left side (x == 0), then you end up creating a virtual > (1280x480)...How are you going to display the app all the way on the left (x > == 0) when there is an app @ say x = 1000 ? > > dh > > > Neat idea, crazy, or a little bit of both? >> >> ~Jeff Hoogland >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
