nanogui: GTK Ideas
Subject:
Re: GTK Ideas
From:
"Jason Scannell" ####@####.####
Date:
17 Jun 1999 16:59:22 -0000
Message-Id: <006501beb8e2$0ffe5b40$1000000a@stcl1.mi.home.com>
What about a CDE/KDE/Gnome style panel instead of a Windows style task bar? Application launching and window selection would have to be incorporated into the same panel more like Gnome to help save screen space. I have actually drawn some prototypes to see how things would fit. An exact replica of the Gnome panel would probably consume too much screen space, it's too tall. A handwriting recognition area should also be considered in the overall layout.
Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: Bradley D. LaRonde
To: Jason Scannell
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: GTK Ideas
Has anybody thought about how a window manager would handle small screens? What does everyone think about full screen windows only, such as in Windows CE?
My vote for full screen windows only... or a window manager that did not allow windows to overlap - keeps multiple windows tiled. Also, I like the task bar idea a lot. It should probably be the only way to launch programs. In fact, I DON'T like the desktop really, since it's always getting covered by windows. IMO ditch the desktop completely and go full screen only with a task bar for launching and switching.
Regards,
Brad
