On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 07:05:15AM -0500, Michael Ekstrand wrote: > On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 09:40:40AM +0200, Anselm R. Garbe wrote: > > > I can think of several ways of achieving the effect of > > > multiple collapsed clients and the one in the TODO is the one > > > that I like least of them all. I'd be *much* more comfortable > > > just being to collapse a client to 0 height and being able to > > > split the height of a client with the one above or below it. > > > It seems to me that the suggested behaviour, on the other hand > > > would be, though simple, absolutely unbearable. > > > > The approach being proposed in the TODO reduces the interaction > > work of the user to basically navigation. Your approach looks > > cumbersome compared to the automatic behavior of the > > TODO-approach. I don't want to define specific heights pro > > managed client, that takes too much time. > > Reading both of these ideas, and having no experience with managed WM's > aside from wmii, I'm not sure what I like better. I've gotten used to > (and adapted my workflow to) wmii-3's stacking/tagging/multi-row mode > selection. I wasn't 100% convinced at first, as I had gotten used to a > workspace using tabbing, and stacking doesn't entirely replace tabbing, > but I like it. I am a bit uncomfortable with having to significantly > readjust my work environment with every new release. > > Anyway, for my usage pattern, I like the stacking/multi-row dichotomy. > It lets me maintain the distinction of "large work area" and "utility > shells" a la wmii-2. with relative ease, and then have a 'www' view with > all my Firefox windows in a stacked column. I'm not sure what will let > me maintain that most easily. I'm open-minded to whatever winds up > being in wmii-4, but it'd be good for users like me if we don't have to > do too much to maintain a similar workflow to what we've developed with > wmii-3.
I think what we discussing here is quite a detail. The basic column layout will not change. But the modes will be removed/replaced with something better/easier. Regards, -- Anselm R. Garbe ><>< www.ebrag.de ><>< GPG key: 0D73F361 _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://wmii.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/wmii
