Re: [Usability] window manager configuration

[Seth Nickell <snickell stanford edu>]

On Sat, 2001-12-08 at 09:12, Havoc Pennington wrote:
> 
> John Kodis <kodis jagunet com> writes:
> > On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 08:13:39PM -0500, Havoc Pennington wrote:
> > 
> > > One definition of a crack-ridden option is one that no one would
> > > really want if they hadn't gotten used to using it in the past.  How
> > > many Windows users who've never used UNIX are demanding sloppy focus?
> > > None whatsoever. So that option is stupid, if you were starting from
> > > scratch.
> > 
> > This criterion makes this whole discussion moot.  Mac and Windows
> > users aren't demanding multiple workspaces, yet they (along with
> > sloppy focus) are among the features I value most about Unix desktops.
> 
> I guess I'm oversimplifying a bit. ;-)

Though I do know a number of Windows users (who have never been Unix
users) who want multiple desktops, and none that want
sloppy/mouse-follows focus.

-seth