Thomas.Farmer@bbs.actrix.gen.nz (Thomas Farmer) (11/24/90)
for the program you want to get too... This is especially true when the number of programs you are running at any one time exceeds about four... I was thinking that it would be a nice to have a better way to go straight to a screen. Now I know there is one program wjhich allows you to select from a menu, but I though it could be better to partly copy an idea from multifinder... Would it be possible for each program that is running it's own screen to put a small icon up on the Workbench menu bar. Then, to change programs you would just select the appropriate icon. I think this would be quite good...although the user would have to create icons for each program they were running. (Some of us enjoy doing this anyway!!!) However, unlike mutlifinder (brain dead multitasking) I think it would be better to have the icons in a row, rather than on top of each other. Has anyone done a program to do this? Can it be done? Is anyone working on something along these lines? Ciao... -- Yes folks, here it is! The unofficial .sig for Sleeping Beagle! mail Thomas.Farmer@bbs.actrix.gen.nz (I think) (P.S. I live in a sane society. I don't NEED a disclaimer!)
twills@amiga.actrix.gen.nz (Tony Wills) (11/25/90)
Quoted from - Thomas.Farmer@bbs.actrix.gen.nz (Thomas Farmer): ... > It can be annoying to have to flip through lots of screens looking > for the program you want to get too... This is especially true when the > number of programs you are running at any one time exceeds about four... ... > I was thinking that it would be a nice to have a better way to go > straight to a screen. Now I know there is one program wjhich allows you > to select from a menu, but I though it could be better to partly copy an > idea from multifinder... > > Would it be possible for each program that is running it's own screen > to put a small icon up on the Workbench menu bar. Then, to change > programs you would just select the appropriate icon. Firstly do you have one of these nice resident do everything popup programs that allows you to cycle through screens using Amiga-N or Amiga-M, rather than the rather useless Workbench to back/front using those keys? I find it works well like that. Second, if you're running lots of programs that that use full screens, won't you really want those icons on all screens, or are you assuming that the Amiga-N/M combo is there to get you back to the WB first, from where you flip off to the screen you actually want. (ie put hands to key- board to hit Amiga-N, then back to mouse to select screen icon?). Third, I presume you are really talking about *screens* and not windows, those other GUIs don't have a concept of logical screens like intuition. Perhaps you really want icons to flip between windows? Thats a different kettle of AmigaLibDisks. -- _ o(_) Tony Wills | WARNING : .sig construction site / /\ twills@actrix.gen.nz | Hard hats must be worn at all times. NZAmigaUG |
hwr@pilhuhn.uucp (Heiko W.Rupp) (11/27/90)
Organization: Not an Organization In article <5797.274ed910@cerritos.edu>, Thomas Farmer writes: > > Project for the week. > > It can be annoying to have to flip through lots of screens looking >Message-ID: <1990Nov24.051751.7428@actrix.gen.nz> >Date: 24 Nov 90 05:17:51 GMT >Sender: Thomas.Farmer@actrix.gen.nz (Thomas Farmer) >Organization: Actrix Information Exchange, Wellington, New Zealand >Lines: 29 > >for the program you want to get too... This is especially true when the >number of programs you are running at any one time exceeds about four... > > I was thinking that it would be a nice to have a better way to go >straight to a screen. Now I know there is one program wjhich allows you >to select from a menu, but I though it could be better to partly copy an >idea from multifinder... > > Would it be possible for each program that is running it's own screen >to put a small icon up on the Workbench menu bar. Then, to change >programs you would just select the appropriate icon. > > I think this would be quite good...although the user would have to >create icons for each program they were running. (Some of us enjoy doing >this anyway!!!) > > However, unlike mutlifinder (brain dead multitasking) I think it >would be better to have the icons in a row, rather than on top of each >other. > > Has anyone done a program to do this? Can it be done? Is anyone >working on something along these lines? > > Ciao... >-- I don't know if that's possible, but why not, but what do you do with windows, that cover the menubar or programms, that hide menubar (is possible with workbench!). _flame on_ Why do you post this about 10 times do you think more people are listenig and starting to compute ? _flame off_ -Heiko --- O|O Heiko W.Rupp Path: ...!ira.uka.de!smurf!flatlin!bagsend!pilhuhn!hwr | Gerwigstr.5 | There is someone in my head, but it't not me U FRG-7500 Karlsruhe 1 | - Pink Floyd Voice : + 49 721 693642| Do You know where Your towel is ???
Thomas.Farmer@bbs.actrix.gen.nz (Thomas Farmer) (11/28/90)
Project for the week. It can be annoying to have to flip through lots of screens looking Message-ID: <1990Nov24.051751.7428@actrix.gen.nz> Date: 24 Nov 90 05:17:51 GMT Sender: Thomas.Farmer@actrix.gen.nz (Thomas Farmer) Organization: Actrix Information Exchange, Wellington, New Zealand Lines: 29 for the program you want to get too... This is especially true when the number of programs you are running at any one time exceeds about four... I was thinking that it would be a nice to have a better way to go straight to a screen. Now I know there is one program wjhich allows you to select from a menu, but I though it could be better to partly copy an idea from multifinder... Would it be possible for each program that is running it's own screen to put a small icon up on the Workbench menu bar. Then, to change programs you would just select the appropriate icon. I think this would be quite good...although the user would have to create icons for each program they were running. (Some of us enjoy doing this anyway!!!) However, unlike mutlifinder (brain dead multitasking) I think it would be better to have the icons in a row, rather than on top of each other. Has anyone done a program to do this? Can it be done? Is anyone working on something along these lines? Ciao... -- Yes folks, here it is! The unofficial .sig for Sleeping Beagle! mail Thomas.Farmer@bbs.actrix.gen.nz (I think) (P.S. I live in a sane society. I don't NEED a disclaimer!)