Re: Panes vs. Separate Windows
Re: Panes vs. Separate Windows
- Subject: Re: Panes vs. Separate Windows
- From: Carl Hoefs <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:27:52 -0700
FWIW, I find it odd that so many apps these days seem to be following Xcode's "lead", if you want to call it that. I still miss Xcode 3.2.6 because I could configure it for the way *I* was most productive. Now you gotta use that ginormous "plate" window. It shows you what it wants to show you when it wants to show it to you, and enforces a sort of implicit multiple exclusion among the various views.
If you're an OmniGraffle user (a flowchart/design app), you'll notice that in the lastest release they also changed over from the infinitely more usable multiple floating windows design to one ginormous clunker of a main window. Ugh. Maybe it's a trend toward one-dimensional thinking?
For CAD I can't imagine how a single large window would be best. Most often you're using multiple screens, and it's best to break up the windows into logical groups. CAD on a laptop is an exercise in futility.
-Carl
> On Jan 11, 2016, at 12:54 PM, Rick Mann <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> I'm pleased to see so many in favor of multiple windows. It seems the arguments in favor of a single monolithic window hinge smaller screens. But I find that monolithic windows require larger screens (and can't share screens). The thing about separate windows is they can overlap and still be useful, increasing available screen space.
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