Anyway, thanks to gtk, switching to one or other scheme is just packing and unpacking boxes in different main windows.
2008/6/13 Lars Clausen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Jun 13, 2008, at 8:05 PM, Sameer Sahasrabuddhe wrote: > > Thanks for changing the subject line ... that was rather careless of me! >> >> On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 8:54 PM, Maciej Jaros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> It is convenient until you have 3 other windows and 3 diagrams opened and >>> switch between them and wan to select shapes in the mean time... Plus >>> there >>> are standard shortcuts for switching inner windows - CTRL+TAB / >>> CTRL+SHIFT+TAB. >>> >> >> Only 3? I have anywhere between 10 to 20 windows open when I am >> working on the diagrams I need --- including other applications. I >> firmly believe that managing windows is the job of a window manager. I >> use Compiz, and the Scale plugin takes care of just about any issues >> with switching windows. And the "always on top" sticky bit on the >> shapes palette is quite useful too. >> >> Anyway, I think I am on the verge of starting a completely unnecessary >> flamewar here. My only point is that neither is a good solution --- >> single windows or multiple windows --- that fits all uses. Some people >> are inconvenienced by the current multiple windows, and I am not one >> of them. When (If?) Dia shifts to a single-window interface, I will be >> one of those inconvenienced by THAT. It would be great if I had a >> choice. An even better idea would be to just stick with what we have, >> and see what happens to Gimp. >> >> And yes, before anyone says it, "because that's how (other popular) >> applications work (on windows)" is not a good enough reason. >> > > I use and see advantages of both. On a Mac, or if you use click-to-focus, a > single window is a lot easier. Also, some benighted OSes don't have powerful > WMs like Compiz. It is, and should be a choice. > > -Lars > > > _______________________________________________ > Dia-list mailing list > Dia-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list > FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq > Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia > >
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