RE: [be] New 3.5 open GUI

[Birch Champeon]

Actually I'd be happy to have the option to go back to the fixed UI and have
docking as a later feature.

Birch

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Subject: Re: [be] New 3.5 open GUI

On a big screen it is useful to be able to layout the windows as one
wishes. 

I have a small 12 inch screen and only a few windows fit on that screen
at any time. 

When windows tend to remain hidden behind other ones, I would recommend
to use more Desktops on Linux. One switches from one desktop to another
by the keyboard accelerators Ctrl-Alt-Left(Right) Arrow. 

Another option of resolving hidden windows is to have all presented when
the user clicks in one. This functionality was there in the beginning,
that is, a couple of months ago, but was removed because it was not
perfected yet.

About dockable windows, it seems that this is possible in Gtk+ through
the GDL library. 

Teus.
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