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

[Sunnanvind Fenderson <sunnanvind fenderson com>]

I like how workspaces are totally separated, like totally different
desktops. Maybe the default should be to have just one workspace (and
thus, no workspace switcher showing)?

James Ramsey <jjramsey_6x9eq42 yahoo com> writes:

> I suggest that the taskbar should show tasks on all
> workspaces by default. My reasoning is simple. Say a
> new user is just discovering workspaces. User switches
> to new workspace--and panics. (From what Calum Benson
> has said on this list, CDE users have indeed done
> this.)
> 
> If the taskbar shows only the tasks in the current
> workspace, then the user has no immediate feedback
> that his/her apps are still running. If, however, the
> taskbar shows all tasks on all workspaces, then there
> is a very obvious sign that the apps haven't gone
> totally bye-bye: namely the big buttons on the taskbar
> itself. At worst, the user should only think that the
> apps were suddenly minimized.
> 
> 
> 
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