Re: Window controls for GNOME 3

[Marcel <lists nightsoul org>]

Am 02.03.2011 12:14, schrieb Vishnoo:
> Why does one actually want to maximize and restore windows or resize
> them? (nautilus windows dont count, lets think about apps/task instead
> of file-management ;p )
>
> IMO, the maximize/resize 'feature' is a workaround for a window
> management that never got fully implemented.
>
> It would be very interesting to know why user is forced to resize the
> windows manually and try to fix those problems.

For example while trying to store knowledge in my brain, I often have 
pdfs with exercise opened and maximize the window to have it easily 
readable while working on plain ol' paper.
When I do actual coding (and dont have the 2nd monitor available), I 
often have the exercise next to the IDE which requires the windows to be 
resized properly. 50/50 splitting wouldn't help since I'd want to set 
the distribution of screen real estate dynamically. Regardless of the 
fact that evince comes up with a completely unusable window dimension 
here, I often need to adjust the size of the content displayed.

Marcel