further beating on OS2008 beta

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On Monday 03 December 2007 11:18:52 pm Aniello Del Sorbo wrote:
> On Dec 3, 2007 11:58 PM, James Sparenberg <james at linuxrebel.org> 
wrote:
> > On Monday 03 December 2007 01:27:22 am Eero Tamminen wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > ext Paul Dundas wrote:
> > > >>> Why did they remove the useful tabs and replace it with
> > > >>> multiple windows?   Given that there is no WM in the
> > > >>> traditional sense you can't resize and move between them
> > > >>> easily.  Tabs afforded the ability to quickly manage
> > > >>> multiple term windows (my record on the IT is 10 tabs.)
> > > >>> Windows bring this to a grinding halt.
> > > >>
> > > >> Because the platform style is multiple windows. And tabs
> > > >> wasted quite a lot of *terminal window* space.
> > > >
> > > > 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.  (in full
> > screen mode) plus to do this also requires that you
>
> I just tried this in OS2008 and it doesn't work as you say. Looks
> like they've fixed it.
> The home widget stays there until you explicitly tell it to go
> away.
>
>
> Perhaps allowing people to turn the feature on and off might be
> good.
>
> > On the other hand I never heard anyone complaining about the
> > tabs, or the bar on the right.  One size doesn't fit all you
> > know.
>
> I support customization.  You can put as many as you want into the
> Terminal application: is not intended for the end user anyway.

If the software isn't intended to be used by Nokia's customers who is 
supposed to use it?

James


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