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"Window management hasn't changed much" To be fair, I think this is true across platforms. On what platform is window management better than it was 5 years ago
by monkeyfacebag 14y ago
"Window management hasn't changed much"
To be fair, I think this is true across platforms. On what platform is window management better than it was 5 years ago? Sure, Windows lacks a good way to get an overview of all open windows (such as Expose), but I honestly think Aero Snap is a killer feature for desktop use (especially because it supports the keyboard so well). When programming, I often like to have my editor and reference material side by side and Aero Snap make this literally a snap, which is great when the reference material changes frequently. Sadly, when programming, I also like to use a suite of GNU tools, which makes Windows a bit less compelling.
Although you seem to think it's gotten less good, I still think keyboard navigation remains Windows' strongest competitive advantage over OS X. It's also the only thing Windows does better than Gnome Shell which is otherwise the best desktop UI I've experienced.
- Bootvis 14y agoI think we agree and I have to admit I under use Snap. It just doesn't come intuitive to me yet. I primarily dislike the keyboard navigation in the 'Open File...'-dialogs. Tab is not as effective anymore since it takes more hits to change focus from the folder view to the sidebar. Furthermore, and this is nitpicking, the number of tabs needed also seems to be context depended and the number of items in the sidebar has grown. I personally prefer StumpWM with KDE tools. I've never had a more effective keyboard experience.