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| Newer page: | version 13 | Last edited on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 4:25:05 pm | 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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-[http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~tuomov/ion/]
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-Ion
is an [X11] WindowManager that 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.
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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.
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 [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.
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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.
+[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
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