20 Dec
2015
20 Dec
'15
8:01 p.m.
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:34:42 +0000
From: Will Godfrey <willgodfrey(a)musically.me.uk>
To: linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org
Subject: Re: [LAU] [OT]: Multiple windows paradigm - [WAS]: Re: A
Project To Upgrade seq24
On Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:38:03 +0100
Lorenzo Sutton <lorenzofsutton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Just weighing in on the single window debate -
Will, you're my favourite linux-audio-user, but I'm gonna have to disagree with
you on this one :P
I much prefer having one window by default - especially when on the road with a laptop -
BUT then being able to undock and reposition panes when I wish. I like the way Renoise
handles it (you can detatch the sample editor) and the way the video editor kdenlive does
it. Pretty much the IDE-like model people have mentioned.
As far as the technical details go (MDI and all that), I need to do some research.
Might have to do a poll of users at some point to see what people would prefer the default
to be.
Best,
Oliver
On 09/12/2015 22:17, Louigi Verona wrote:
Precisely my view too. Also, I find that when presented with a huge mass of
controls all in one window it's much harder to focus on a specific function.
--
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk
Say you have a poem and I have a tune.
Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. ...
A single window mode is very welcome. I don't understand this Linux
obsession with opening a zillion of windows.
Personally I find multiple windows a very nice distinctive feature on
Linux vs. other OSs, especially for complex applications which offer
different 'interaction paradigms'. An example is a sequencer : having a
new matrix window open possibly for multiple tracks is useful, having
another window for the score editing. Possibly putting those windows on
different workspaces.
Also the option e.g. to only those windows (not the whole application)
'always on top' can be useful (and it's good to have options)
Throw in the multitude of window managers out there and choice is really
wide.
Lorenzo