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

[Janne Morén <jan moren lucs lu se>]

This is not a problem for users in my experience. There is no problem
associating the current shown tasks with the current shown workspace;
indeed, it reinforces the view of a workspace as a _workspace_, rather
than as a window into a virtual desktop (which would be bad).

Having all tasks always visible would lead to an incoherent mess, and it
would be worse the more people utilize the organisational beneifits of
workspaces.

On the other hand, remove workspaces by default would remove perhaps the
most appreciated UI improvement users encounter when starting with
Linux. I have yet to see a new user not seeing the greatness of this
idea inside of five minutes of starting to play with it.


On Tue, 2002-07-30 at 11:03, Pat Costello wrote:
> Is the task display per workspace really a problem? Has anyone reported that 
> users find this to be a problem? Have any users reported difficulites with the 
> Workspace Switcher? If there has been no reports about this being a problem, how 
> do we know that we aren't dis-improving usability by either: 
> 
> - Not including the workspace switcher in the bottom edge panel by default.
> - Including all tasks in the tasklist in all workspaces by default. 
> 
> For what my opinion is worth, the first suggestion removes a useful piece of 
> functionality that users might otherwise not find for some time, and the second 
> suggestion defeats the purpose of the workspace switcher, which is to allow 
> users to corral work in clearly distinct areas. 
> 
> Pat
> 
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> > Hi,
> > 
> > > No, but I can do it now. I'll put it in in both metacity and sawfish.
> > 
> > How about the alternative- show all tasks in all workspaces by default?
> > I'm sure that would cause a little bit less controversy. :-/
> > 
> > regards,
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