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
