Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: maximus
Maximus desparately needs a split screen mode - i.e. a two window
horizontally or vertically tiled mode.
Forget lame excuses about being able to switch to desktop mode (which
you can only do by logging out and back in, if then, which is
unaccepable). This is a hobsons choice between two unaccepable
alternatives: One desktop which is very cumbersome on a netbook screen
and another that is unusable because you can't refer to a second window
while working.
Sometimes, you absolutely must see another window while you are typing
in the first.
If the codebase isn't cruft, there is a quick and dirty way to do this with
minimal changes to the code and the user interface.
- Add an icon on the top bar which lets you switch between full screen, 2
window horizontal split, and 2 window vertical split, and maybe a 2x2.
- left/top window displays the "current" program and the other displays the
2nd most recent program.
- Optional slider to move the split.
This provides a reasonable compromise and should be trivial to implement.
Long term, you really need to be able to switch between one window mode
and normal desktop interface on the fly.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: maximus 0.4.14-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Aug 9 13:11:00 2010
GConfNonDefault:
/apps/maximus/exclude_class=[Empathy,Totem,Gwibber,Gnome-language-selector,Gtk-recordMyDesktop,Onboard,Vlc,Seahorse-agent,Gnome-keyring-prompt]
/apps/maximus/no_maximize=false
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429.4)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: maximus
** Affects: maximus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid ubuntu-une
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split screen mode needed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/615454
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