Poll: How many windows do you use?

[Thorsten Haude]

Hi,

* Scott Tringali wrote (2007-01-03 10:25):
>Thorsten Haude wrote:
>
>>A submenu for the targets:
>>New Tab
>>Close Tab
>>---------
>>Detach Tab
>>Move Tab To
>>    /some/patch/to/some/file.c
>>    /some/other/path/to/some/otherfile.h
>
>Hm, not a bad idea.  But, we still have the (existing) problem that a 
>file name isn't a good name for the window itself.

Sure, my example was only copied from the existing dialog, where the
top filename is used to identify a window.


>I'd rather see something more like:
>
>Move tab to:
>  foo.c bar.c xyz.c [3 files]
>  otherfile.h gumbo.h [42 files]

Look good, a second file name is better than the path.


>Seems a bit easier to scan.  Extra points for putting it in the same 
>order as the tabs themselves are.

Actually I would prefer the top document to be up front. Ideally, the
last top window should be next, but I'm not sure whether we want to
keep a focus history.


>When I move a tab I have to think a bit whether the window I want has 
>the right file name.  Which is why I think any effort should be put into 
>dragging them.

Sure, but the two approaches don't contradict each other.


Thorsten                                         Die Ärzte: Deutschrockgirl
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