Re: [Usability]Re: Taskbar should show tasks on all workspaces bydefault

[Mathias Hasselmann <mathias hasselmann gmx de>]

On 30 Jul 2002, Evandro Fernandes Giovanini wrote:

> Em Ter, 2002-07-30 ās 15:10, Daniel Borgmann escreveu:
> > On Tue, 2002-07-30 at 18:03, Irene Ryan wrote:
> > > I agree that having all tasks from all workspaces visible in the Window
> > > List by default would be extremely messy and I also think it would
> > > defeat the purpose of the Workspace Switcher. I also think that removing
> > > the Workspace Switcher from the panel by default is a very drastic step
> > > when we don't seem to be sure that there is a real problem in the first
> > > place.
> > 
> > Agreed, but only showing one workspace per default (not removing the
> > applet) would be a less drastic step. The question might be if having a
> > basically useless workspace switcher (because there is nothing to
> > switch) applet as default configuration wouldn't be crack... 
> > 

	This entire discussion is on crack:

	1) workspaces one of the most important features of Unix desktops.
	   any desktop without workspaces is pointless. even my dad - 
	   quite a computer idiot - frequently asked for multiple 
	   workspaces and finally asked me to implement this for his
	   windows desktop once he saw my virtual workspaces....

	2) the window list by itself is a great misfeature already: 
	   too full too early. now asking for putting really all windows
	   into it right from the start would render this list completely
	   useless: in most cases it's already far too small to hold the 
	   windows of one workspace

	3) well, if you want to give users quick access to all windows 
	   without blowing the task list there are simple and efficient
	   solutions: 

		a) pagers showing shapes for the windows on the other
		   desktops
		b) a window list/menu popping up if you click the desktop/
		   a certain button (checkout OS/2 or IceWM (without gnome 
		   session management) to get an impression)

ciao,
mathias