Re: [Usability] Evolution 2.0

[Julien Olivier <julo altern org>]

On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 17:49, David Adam Bordoley wrote:
> From: Ettore Perazzoli <ettore ximian com> 
> 
> >> The only usability advantage (which you point it) seems to be related to
> >> window switching. I wonder if this couldn't be solved more elegantly on
> >> the window manager level. 
> > 
> > Yeah, but then -- why do we bother having tabs in the web browser?  If
> > we followed this argument, we should be looking for a window manager
> > level solution there as well.  :-) 
> > 
> 
> Amen and I might add that a few of us on the epiphany web browser team would 
> much prefer this solution [1]. 
> 

Well, I think that the main difference between window management in a
PIM and window management in a web browser is that you only read one
webpage at a time (which is why it's better to use tabs to show one page
and hide all other pages) while you might need to have your calendar,
your contacts and your emails visible at the same time for a PIM. So, I
really think that, even if it had to be managed by the window manager,
it shouldn't be managed in the same way.

> dave 
> 
> [1] We've often joked about removing tabs although marco and I we're half 
> serious.
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