Virtual desktops
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iamnoel
Oh no!
I'd like the option, though. If it ought to be 1st in order of importance or not isn't the issue, IMO. One of the issues I've got in osX is that I'm on an iMac giving me only 1024x768 (i.e., the overall look-&-feel of 8x600 in osX). Other things, too...like the Finder not being in one layer, etc. inspire me to like the idea of virtual desktops in osX.
Noel
Noel
jove
Member
Strobe,
You obviously see the use of having multiple monitors. I have an iBook now - no feasible multiple monitor solution. Virtual desktops is the closest I can get to having multiple monitors.
I don't mean to sound accusatory, but gees, you always insist YOUR workflow is the only valid workflow. Give it a rest man. If somebody finds the desktop, virtual spaces and etc useful don't tell them they are wrong.
BTW - the Space dockling is more of a Dock manager than a virtual screen.
Jove
You obviously see the use of having multiple monitors. I have an iBook now - no feasible multiple monitor solution. Virtual desktops is the closest I can get to having multiple monitors.
I don't mean to sound accusatory, but gees, you always insist YOUR workflow is the only valid workflow. Give it a rest man. If somebody finds the desktop, virtual spaces and etc useful don't tell them they are wrong.
BTW - the Space dockling is more of a Dock manager than a virtual screen.
Jove
AdmiralAK
Simply Daemonic
Some may like em,
other like strobe may not,
and others like me dont really care for them.
Whether one likes or dislikes em from a UI interface point of view or a theoretical point of view is their business. It's just like the apple menu, or the three button mouse, or even the dock.
Everyone thinks, acts, and likes different things, it's normal.
If one of ou in here has a Ph. D. in Computer science and knows what he is talking about in a theoretical manner, and is for or against virtual desktops, let him come forth and explain his arguments, if it's just a preference issue, just deal with it people, One of yous likes chocolate, the other vanilla, and the other strawberry, it's all in the ice cream box, everyone's happy. Period.
Admiral
other like strobe may not,
and others like me dont really care for them.
Whether one likes or dislikes em from a UI interface point of view or a theoretical point of view is their business. It's just like the apple menu, or the three button mouse, or even the dock.
Everyone thinks, acts, and likes different things, it's normal.
If one of ou in here has a Ph. D. in Computer science and knows what he is talking about in a theoretical manner, and is for or against virtual desktops, let him come forth and explain his arguments, if it's just a preference issue, just deal with it people, One of yous likes chocolate, the other vanilla, and the other strawberry, it's all in the ice cream box, everyone's happy. Period.
Admiral
rharder
Do not read this sign.
Jove, don't ask a question. You'll just encourage more ridiculous responses.
There's no need for anyone to justify their preferences to Strobe. If he doesn't like how we use our computers, that's too bad for him. I just hope he doesn't give himself a heart attack freaking out about other people's business.
-Rob
There's no need for anyone to justify their preferences to Strobe. If he doesn't like how we use our computers, that's too bad for him. I just hope he doesn't give himself a heart attack freaking out about other people's business.
-Rob
kilowatt
mach-o mach-o man
I've got my G3 with a rage orion card as well as the onboard video, and it works great with two monitors.
Now, occasionally, If I go down to 800x600, I do get the wierd video-mirroring-on-half-the-screen effect. But if I just bump it back up, maybe move the other screen a bit things get back to normal (1600x1200 and 1152x768, I think).
I gota agree about the virtural desktop stuff. I mean, there is no doubt that it is usefull. But, it is a personal thing. My old dad likes his PowerBook g3 at 640x480, so he can read it. True, you can hardly see from the tool bar in netscape to the lower status line, but atlease he can read it ;-).
Wana see something funny in windows? Make a vb program (or C, whatever you perfer) that will load 300 copies of calc.exe. Talk about cluttering windows! The task bar is now utterly useless. So, I guess it all just depends on what you are doing.
Now, occasionally, If I go down to 800x600, I do get the wierd video-mirroring-on-half-the-screen effect. But if I just bump it back up, maybe move the other screen a bit things get back to normal (1600x1200 and 1152x768, I think).
I gota agree about the virtural desktop stuff. I mean, there is no doubt that it is usefull. But, it is a personal thing. My old dad likes his PowerBook g3 at 640x480, so he can read it. True, you can hardly see from the tool bar in netscape to the lower status line, but atlease he can read it ;-).
Wana see something funny in windows? Make a vb program (or C, whatever you perfer) that will load 300 copies of calc.exe. Talk about cluttering windows! The task bar is now utterly useless. So, I guess it all just depends on what you are doing.
Spaces is great, but it is not as well integrated as the multiple desktops of CDE. CDE allows you to have different windows from one application in different desktops. Spaces requires that all the windows of one application be in the same desktop. That is limiting.
But still I love Spaces.... Otherwise I'd have to buy a much larger monitor much sooner. The idea that OS X has no need for multiple desktops.... well, that's one perspective.
---John
But still I love Spaces.... Otherwise I'd have to buy a much larger monitor much sooner. The idea that OS X has no need for multiple desktops.... well, that's one perspective.
---John
littletiger12
Registered
Toadstool, CDE comes from the Open Software Foundation or www.OSF.org.
I am a Solaris, guy, love sun hardware, owned many workstation. Put Mac OS X has made me a believer.
But I do like virtual screens, it is great to have netscape in one, and development of vi command line terminal in another and star office in the third, and System Admin in the four, and the firth and sixth runnning remote SETI at home on other suns. Doing this I was ranked 49th in the Beta trials.
I am a Solaris, guy, love sun hardware, owned many workstation. Put Mac OS X has made me a believer.
But I do like virtual screens, it is great to have netscape in one, and development of vi command line terminal in another and star office in the third, and System Admin in the four, and the firth and sixth runnning remote SETI at home on other suns. Doing this I was ranked 49th in the Beta trials.