[comp.windows.news] Real network windowing

carlson@aftac.tis.llnl.gov (John Carlson) (07/09/88)

In article <4777@vdsvax.steinmetz.ge.com> barnett@steinmetz.ge.com (Bruce G. Barnett) writes:
>2). I often work on several projects at once. With all of the
>    interruptions I get, I would like to take the current window
>    environment, and shrink the entire window to a smaller size and
>    free up my screen for a new environment. When I want to switch
>    back to the original environment, I would click on the miniature
>    screen, which would change place with the current screen. This is
>    something like the Picture in a Picture (PIP) feature of the new TV's.

Amen!  In addition, these environments should be a network resource, so
I can open up the same environment on another workstation.

John Carlson