On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:23:19 +0100 Kai Grossjohann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Chris Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 01:15:47PM +0000, Mark Gibbens wrote: > >> >(1) I *really* like the way wmii has come to revolve around one > >> >principal window management model. The column model is as close > >> >to perfect as I can currently imagine. I think adding different > >> >management models again would be a step backwards. There is an > >> >inspiring purity of concept with wmii and I like the idea that > >> >you can move closer to perfection by a process of constant > >> >simplification. > >> > >> Another aspect of the model is that there are exactly two levels: > >> the columns and the windows within the columns. Your suggestion > >> is to add another level whereas my suggestion is to keep the > >> number of levels the same. > > > > I think a row-based analogue of the column layout is so conceptually > > similar that it wins over the idea of creating yet another layer. > > But Mark has a point with his suggestion to just support showing > multiple views at the same time. This is impossible. You can't show a window two times on the same screen. I don't even know how that would work semantically, since the sizes of the two instances of the window could differ. Greetings, Denis
