On 16 Dec 2003 at 14:49, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > At 11:46 AM 12/16/03 -0600, Fiskum, Steve wrote: > >Here is some info on Expose. I think you may have a different > >response > after reading. > >http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/expose/ > > I just read this, and I'm not sure what the deal is. > > Even in Win98SE, Right-click toolbar | Tile does what is described. > There's probably a keystroke; I don't use tiling because I keep every > program maximized -- I *hate* a cluttered screen and multi toolbars. > Where possible, I turn every toolbar off and use text headers and > keystrokes. > > As for mouseover highlighting windows, mouse focus has been an > existing Windows feature for at least 5 years -- another I have turned > off. Maximize button or double click restores them, and Right-click > toolbar minimizes or restores. > > For switching programs, I use ALT+TAB and switching Windows (in MDI > interface) CTL+TAB. (These are far more used on my machine then > multiple windows on the desktop. Keeps my mental focus.) > > So is there something significant I missed in this description? Saving > a keystroke (to do something I'm not interested in doing)?
Yes, I would say so. You've described a whole set of methods for doing all the things that Expose does in a unified fashion, with a UI that is more intuitive than task switching, tiling and taskbar manipulation. Expose is the answer, I think, to the basic flaws in the implementation of a taskbar-like UI that Apple has been working to overcome since translating the taskbar metaphor into OS X as a way of representing multi-tasking. Also, note that when you tile in Windows, you lose your original Window size/aspect ratio, whereas this is not the case with Expose, from what I understand. Of course, I'm breaking my rule by commenting on a product I don't use, but this time, I'm not criticizing! I'm pointing out what I've understood to be vastly superior about it just from reading. I think it's similar to the way Internet Explorer users don't understand why Mozilla users are so attached to tabbed browsing -- if you haven't used it, you won't be able understand how much it changes the user experience. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
