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[http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~tuomov/ion/]
-Ion is an [X11] WindowManager that deviates from the dominant OverlappingWindows
paradigm.
-
You can bind
-
-
+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.
-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
:/
+Check out
a screenshot
to get a better idea: http
://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~tuomov/ion/screenshots/ion-1.jpg
-An example of its use
, I have
[TheGimp
] set up
to open on it's
own workspace with the
-following layout:
+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 following layout:
+
+ !‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾!‾‾‾‾!
| | |
| | |
- | +----+
+ | |――――|
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
- +-------------------+
+ `‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾´
-I've set it up so that the main gimp window (the one with the tools) opens in the top right frame,
-
-
-
+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
-
-
+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 [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
+
+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
