Peter Tribble stated:
< On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 11:06, Sean McGrath - Sun Microsystems Ireland
< wrote:
< > Ian Collins stated:
< > < Peter Tribble wrote:
< > < 
< > < >
< > < >This is especially an issue when you have hundreds of otherwise
< > < >identical
< > < >terminal windows. I'm not aware of any desktop environment which handles
< > < >this gracefully.
< > < >
< > < > 
< > < >
< > < Use fewer windows and more tabs, which you can name.
< > 
< >   In the window list properties, have 'Always group windows' on.
< > 
< >   I've a few dozen console open, all hanging from one tab.  Click on the 
tab,
< >   it pulls down a list of grouped windows for that tab.
< >   Makes haves oodles of windows on the desktop bearable.
< 
< Oh great. One button that says "XTerm (77)" and a vertical list

  give yer terminals names :)  xterm escape codes etc...

< that I need to go to the top of and scroll. It works, up to
< a point. Has its drawbacks as well - would be nice to have the
< option to "Group these windows". Thanks!

   Theres and RFE if I ever heard one.
   Pick a bunch of windows to group together...

< 
< Ultimately it's my fault. Must organize better...

  So should gnome ;-)

< 
< -- 
< -Peter Tribble
< L.I.S., University of Hertfordshire - http://www.herts.ac.uk/
< http://www.petertribble.co.uk/ - http://ptribble.blogspot.com/
< 

-- 
Sean.
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