OFFTOPIC > I think that one of the problems that I have with dia is the missing > concept of an application. Call me a windows user, but I dont like > fighting with all these windows. I just want them to go away and get > out of my way when i minimize the window!!!
Okay, I'll call you a Windows user. Most Linux window managers give you a concept called a 'virtual desktop.' You open your application and all its associated windows on a certain desktop. When you switch to another desktop, all those windows go away. In my case, Desktop 1 contains term windows, 2 contains Web Browser, 3 contains email, 4 contains Dia, 5 contains... you get the idea? Then you just click on desktop #3 to check your email, then click #4 to get back to Dia. If you're a keyboard user (like me) you bind F1 to desktop 1, F2 to desktop 2, etc. So to make Dia go away and Email come up, I only press F3. I believe (and don't quote me on this, since I use virtual desktops) that Sawfish (the GNOME window manager) has an option to cause all related windows to minimise when you minimise an application, as well. -- Tim Ellis DB Architect, Gamet _______________________________________________ Dia-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list
