[NTLUG:Discuss] OT - maybe not

[Darin W. Smith]

Well, I see it as different tools require different interfaces to enhance 
productivity.  I'm not fond of the "desktop" way of StarOffice at all.  It 
gets in my way, because I usually know exactly which piece of the Office 
suite I want when I fire it up.  I wouldn't mind "tabbed" windows (MDI) 
within a single program...that would be nice.  Excel "workbooks" are a good 
illustration of how nice that can be.

As for browsers, Opera started the whole tabbed browser bit, and I must say 
I'm addicted.  I'm addicted to many features Opera has started, enough so 
that I'm willing to pay to support it.  Tabbed windows are just one thing.  
Mouse gestures are fantastic...the best thing since sliced bread!  And I 
seem to remember reading that those are going/have gone into Mozilla.

For browsing, it's simply a matter of efficient use of screen real-estate, 
and having everything in one place.  At home, I typically keep about 15 
tabs open at once.  It's really nice for researching, price-comparisons, 
etc.

--D!

On Fri, 07 Mar 2003 11:16:47 -0600, Chris Cox <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:

> Greg Edwards wrote:
> ...
> Ironically (though somewhat offtopic), it seems
> that people are wanting a more "desktop" like feel with things like
> Mozilla... where tabbed browsing is now a MUST have feature.  Very
> confusing.  In StarOffice, we hate the desktop look, but can live
> with the slow startup time as long as we don't have to SEE the
> desktop.  In Mozilla, we want a lean, mean fast browser, but we
> want all of the features of a desktop... sigh...  It's no wonder
> software programmers go insane after a few years.
>

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Darin W. Smith
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