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| Newer page: | version 10 | Last edited on Saturday, September 13, 2003 2:06:53 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
| Older page: | version 9 | Last edited on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 8:25:30 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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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, 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 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.
+[Ion] looks a lot like the [GUI] for NicolasWirth
's [Oberon] 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
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
