James Sparenberg wrote: >>> But I find a relatively common use case for terminal involves >>> switching terminals when in fullscreen mode - more so than >>> switching apps. And in full screen mode (maximising terminal >>> space), tabs really help this. >> Press Home key and thumb the terminal you want from the window >> list. (it would be nice if the terminal would e.g. show the >> current directory name in the window title though) >> > Not very practical actually. If the screen updates (which if say I'm > compiling remotely it's constantly doing) then as soon as the home > widget pops up it closes and you can't use it. [clip] No, it does not close. The menu stays on top while Xterm updates below it (OS v1.2007.44-4). > 1. close the keyboard > 2. put away the stylus > 3. change hand position and minimize the screen > 4. use home key open the list > 5. change windows > 6. re-maximize No offence, but it's really starting to sound like you're complaining before giving the "home key method" a chance... That list is quite far from reality. All solutions to this problem are compromises, but as far as I'm concerned, the compromise in OS2008 is a damn good one: For the price of one additional key press we get maximal screen estate. As an added bonus the problem is solved platform wide, not just for one program. - Jussi -- Jussi Kukkonen http://koti.welho.com/jkukkone/
