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| Newer page: | version 13 | Last edited on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 4:25:05 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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-[http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~tuomov/ion/]
+[Ion |
http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~tuomov/ion/] is an [X11] WindowManager written by Tuomo Valkonen after implementing [PWM] to test tabbing and finding that it didn't suffice as a means of increasing the efficiency of use of [GUI] applications. [Ion] deviates from the dominant overlapping windows paradigm. Instead, it allows you to divide your screen up into a series of frames. You can bind classes of windows to particular frames, and having multiple windows open per frame gives you a series of tabs in the frame titlebar.
-Ion is an [X11] WindowManager that deviates from the dominant OverlappingWindows paradigm.
-Instead, it allows you to divide your screen up into
a series of frames. You can bind
-classes of windows
to particular frames, and having multiple windows open per frame gives
-you
a series of tabs in the frame titlebar
.
+Check out
a screenshot
to get
a better idea: http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~tuomov/ion/screenshots/ion-1
.jpg
-It has excellent keyboard support, and obviates the need for programs like
-
In fact, programs that do their own tabbing
-:/
+It has excellent keyboard support, and obviates the need for programs like [Mozilla] to implement their own tabbing. In fact, programs that do their own tabbing are a [PITA] because you can't use your standard keybindings to manipulate them.
-An example of its use, I have [TheGimp] set up to open on it's own workspace with the
-
+An example of its use, I have [TheGimp] set up to open on it's own workspace with the following layout:
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- +-------------------+
+ ┌──────────────┬────┐
+ │
│
│
+ │
├────┤
+ │
│
│
+ │
│
│
+ │
│
│
+ └──────────────┴────┘
-I've set it up so that the main gimp window (the one with the tools) opens in the top right frame,
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+I've set it up so that the main gimp window (the one with the tools) opens in the top right frame, image windows and file open/save dialog boxes always open in the large frame, and all other windows/dialog boxes open in the bottom right frame. This means that the main image window is almost never obscured, and irritating popup windows (like for the !
EyeDrop tool) always open out of the way.
-While [Ion] isn't big on EyeCandy, it's extremely functional and useful, and I've found
-
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+While [Ion] isn't big on EyeCandy, it's extremely functional and useful, and I've found that it helps me to get on with whatever I'm doing - unlike a normal WindowManager, you don't even notice that Ion is there after a while (and a little customization)
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-''Ion looks a lot like the GUI for [Wirth]'s [Oberon | http://www.oberon.ethz.ch/native/WebScreen.html] operating system. It had simple, non-overlapping windows like that. ''
-''
It looks
like it would only be comfortable to use with a nice big screen
. --GlynWebster''
+[Ion] looks a lot like the [GUI] for NicolasWirth
's [Oberon] operating system.
It had simple, non-overlapping windows
like that
.
-Actually, it works out quite well on my 15" screen at 800x600.
This is because of its support for multiple workspaces, and the implicit tabbing. I tend to have a collection of fullscreen workspaces for general use, and a bunch of special purpose ones for apps like [Gimp]
and [XMMS] that work best with a specific frame layout.
+It looks like it would only be comfortable to use with a nice big screen. --GlynWebster
+
+
Actually, it works out quite well on my 15" screen at 800x600. This is because of its support for multiple workspaces, and the implicit tabbing. I tend to have a collection of fullscreen workspaces for general use, and a bunch of special purpose ones for apps like TheGimp
and [XMMS] that work best with a specific frame layout. --StephenLewis
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+Part of CategoryWindowManager
