on 04/03/03 07:55, Eric D. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > on 3/3/03 10:22 PM, Jeremy Derr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> i don't find this to be a fault, actually, and i'm fairly sure Apple >> doesn't either ... it's actually an intentional design choice. it works >> like this... >> first tab -> last application used >> next tab -> order of open icons on dock, starting from the position of >> first tab >> >> the reasoning is this: when multitasking (and I mean truly >> multitasking, not randomly moving from one app to another), you tend to >> move quickly between only 2-3 applications at a time. if, in a >> situation where I have 10 apps running at a time (which isn't many, for >> me... i probably usually have 15-30 running), any other method of >> command-tabbing could make me have to hit the tab key THIRTY times >> every time I wanted to get to whatever's at the end of the Dock. > > I guess you don't do true multitasking either (so, I'm wondering who does ;P > because it's not a logical progression since it requires a refocussing of > your attention to a new position on the (useless) dock. Your explanation > also does not make sense to me unless you physically position your apps on > the dock (and, unless you like to live with a huge dock, that's > impractical). Not exactly a GUI coup. That also reminds me of the problems > with command-n in the Finder -- Apple breaks its own GUI rules that it has > so stringently enforced for over 15 years. > > Ah well, you and I seem to disagree on every aspect of Apple's intentions > and I doubt that'll change.
Not commenting on the merit of the "new" Apple HIG, but multitasking is the ability to perform a lenghty operation in one application while you switch to another. I really like that. I often will launch Entourage and immediately after I launch it, I'll switch back to Safari, or something like that. Things that were not possible with the old Mac OS. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fortrash /for'trash/ n.: Hackerism for the FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslator) language, referring to its primitive design, gross and irregular syntax, limited control constructs, and slippery, exception-filled semantics. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
