The Need for "Single Window Mode" 3249
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If it's instinctual, it means we probably have some sort of biological 'hardware acceleration' for processing spatial relationships. If it's a learned response, then we wouldn't. There isn't a *huge* importance here, but it is something to keep in mind.
Effective document-object stacking. Faster-more instinctual object manipulation. Temporary and relatively instinctual removal of objects from the workspace (a hide function does not qualify for this). Being able to use objects that have depth...
It's not about the organization, it's about manipulating the objects. If you have two objects on opposite ends of the screen, it takes longer to move from one to the other than it would if both were right next to each other.
Let's hope so. I think this has come about as a result of the fragile nature of the Windows OS. "System Restore" has evolved as sticking plaster to patch over all that's wrong with the...
In this sense, tiled window management really *is* king, since there is no unused space.
Traditional touchscreens do have problems of that sort. Projected ones do not. Even if you need a projection pad to make the images clearly visible, you can simply replace the pad when it gets too dirty to be usable.
Objects don't typically have more than one primary function. Why would you use any concept other than this in the virtual environment, if you were trying to make it object-oriented? Besides, I can think of a number of ways to allow nearly limitless manipulation of objects with just one button. A 'toolchest' method would work well there. Just drag the effect you want to apply to an object onto the object itself. You could even do linking between objects and effects in that manner.