On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 11:06:43AM +1000, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> On 01:20 20 Aug 2002, Imre Vida <Imre.Vida_at_anat.uni-freiburg.de> wrote:
> | however, i was somewhat puzzled by the way "Maximization" works:
> | wanted to define some hotkeys to maximize/grow windows
> | horizontally/verticaly or even left/right/up/down
> | and by combining these actions to get the best size and location
> | (very often i end up with hundreds of windows open and then try to
> | get the "best" out of them ;-)
> [...]
> | of course, one could use "True" to force the maximizations
> | but then the unmaximization "toggle" will not work with the
> | same hotkey
> [...]
> | if there is already the possibility to do vert. and hor.
> | maximizations separately, wouldn't it be nicer/more logical
> | to also handle them separately (ie. assign two booleans instead of
> | one single)?
>
> Hmm. Do you really want a toggle.
>
> I know I've tried Maximise in the past, but never really want it.
> (For example, various things (resizish things) don't seem to work on
> maximised windows, because they're maximised!)
>
> I now _only_ use Resize (and ResizeMove(sp?)).
>
> I have key bindings to basicly do:
> - resize 100 90 (top 10% of screen has tools in it for me)
> - resize to any quadrant
> - resize to left or right half of screen
> - lower/raise stuff
>
> For me at least, the notion of "maximise" as a state doesn't map to how
> I work; I want "put a window over there, that size", and when I'm done
> with it I close it or iconify it.
>
> I'm curious: how many people really use "maximise" as a state toggle?
I even use ResizeMaximize instead of the normal Resize command.
My windows usually start at a standard size and position. When a
different geometry is needed, I just draw-resize them as usual,
and when I'm done with them I simply "unmaximize" them. This
concept effectively introduces a mini stack of window sizes
allowing to temporarily modify the geometry and restoring the
original one with a single key press.
Bye
Dominik ^_^ ^_^
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Received on Tue Aug 20 2002 - 03:17:20 BST