Re: [Usability] window manager configuration

[Sander Vesik <Sander Vesik Sun COM>]

On 8 Dec 2001, Seth Nickell wrote:

> 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.
> 

Even more - there are tools that give you multiple desktops on windows and
plenty of evidence these are being used.

> -seth
> 
> 

	Sander

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