The Need for "Single Window Mode" 3243

It is if you don't place and size the windows suitably.

You can avoid it; but it means fiddling with all those windows. It's not rocket science, but who needs it?

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It's true that none of these *need* a lot of space, but they can often use it.

I submit that one ongoing trend in modern UI is using more space; as displays get bigger and big displays get more common, apps are written to use that space.

I presume they don't because they can't be configured to actually use that space.

On windows you tend to see an ability to scale the UI- by hiding-showing panels and things like that. On the Mac, not so much, I notice.

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I don't think even that is quite enough; the app's single window will be in some random location and at some arbitrary size. Until you resize nad move it anyway.

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Yes, even then the problem is mitigated by having few windows.

Who said anything about useful? I'm talking about tidyness. :D

Yes, quite. Those are all excellent examples.

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