[LAU] yoshimi, zyn and Ardour

[David Jones]

On Sep 18, 2016 06:00, jonetsu at teksavvy.com wrote:
>
> On Sun, 18 Sep 2016 10:04:59 +0100 
> Will Godfrey <willgodfrey at musically.me.uk> wrote: 
>
> > On Sat, 17 Sep 2016 20:01:57 -1000 
> > david <gnome at hawaii.rr.com> wrote: 
>
> > > I like the multiple windows. It's a very Linux way of doing things. 
> > > I hate trying to crowd everything into one window where I can't see 
> > > two different windows of the UI at the same time. 
>
> > This is also my preference for almost everything. With most apps I 
> > keep the 'home' window pinned for all screens and spread the others 
> > across all four. It makes for a very uncluttered workplace with no 
> > distractions and everything in context. 
>
> I use Linux for both work code development and at home for years and do 
> not have a single application that has multiple windows, with main 
> windows to be pinned down while others are opened.  Libreoffice has an 
> option for a floating navigation window but then it can also be 
> incorporated into the main window. 
>
> Of course, I use multiple desktops.  I use them since maybe 15 years 
> now.  One console has the email client, another one has Mixbus 32C.  A 
> synth in Mixbus will be moved to its own desktop so that it's easy to 
> switch between the synth and the DAW.  Renoise will be on its own 
> desktop, Bitwig also, so on so forth. 
>
> So I do not see what your "almost everything" would be. 
>
> > Whoever thought that a tabbed 
> > filer window was a good idea can't make much use of them :( 
>
> The tabbed options in Zebra2, for one, are certainly very useful and 
> easy to access. 

Except that you cannot see the contents of 2 different tabs simultaneously.

David W. Jones
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