Who is that code for?
Who is that code for?
Posted Jun 30, 2011 14:24 UTC (Thu) by proski (subscriber, #104)In reply to: Who is that code for? by hadess
Parent article: Who is that code for?
we'll try to make the experience better when you have multiple terminal windows for different purposes
I prefer using xterm, which has no tabs. I actually want to have separate windows, not tabs, for every terminal. With GNOME 2, I could put xterm to the main menu with alacarte. I could run a new instance of xterm from the menu. GNOME 3 only has a menu in the fallback mode, and then it ignores applications added by alacarte to the top level menu. As for the GNOME shell, if I select xterm from the activities bar, I get switched to the existing window. I have to hold Ctrl or use right click to open another window. As far as I can tell, the experience is only getting worse.
Also, moving (not clicking!) the mouse to a wrong corner can lead to unexpected interruptions in the workflow. It looks like the mouse users are now being ignored in favor or the touchpad users. Now the heavy mouse users can understand what the heavy keyboard users have been enduring for years. They are not the primary audience of the project anymore.
Posted Jun 30, 2011 14:41 UTC (Thu)
by hadess (subscriber, #24252)
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Those problems you mention are the exact same ones that would be encountered if you used gnome-terminal instead. Which means it has nothing to do with the original problem that got mentioned in the article, or my comment. You might want to try using a keyboard shortcut to launch new terminals (System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts), or using the "Favourites in Panel" extension:
> Also, moving (not clicking!) the mouse to a wrong corner can lead
Keyboard users are probably much better served under GNOME 3 than they were under GNOME 2. I can launch applications without leaving the keyboard (Windows key, start typing name, enter). If you think you can trigger the overview mode too easily, I'm sure a well-worded bug filed against gnome-shell with your concerns would be appreciated. Random accusations really aren't.
Posted Jul 1, 2011 17:06 UTC (Fri)
by proski (subscriber, #104)
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Who is that code for?
> separate windows, not tabs, for every terminal. With GNOME 2, I could
> put xterm to > the main menu with alacarte. I could run a new instance
> of xterm from the menu. GNOME 3 only has a menu in the fallback mode,
> and then it ignores applications added by alacarte to the top level
> menu. As for the GNOME shell, if I select xterm from the
> activities bar, I get switched to the existing window. I have to hold
> Ctrl or use right click to open another window. As far as I can tell,
> the experience is only getting worse.
http://intgat.tigress.co.uk/rmy/extensions/index.html
> to unexpected interruptions in the workflow. It looks like the
> mouse users are now being ignored in favor or the touchpad users.
> Now the heavy mouse users can understand what the heavy keyboard
> users have been enduring for years. They are not the primary
> audience of the project anymore.
I feel uneasy about filing a bug for software I don't use (I switched to LXDE).
Who is that code for?