Exposé, the better solution?
I'm excited about Exposé, this feature ranks right up there with the likes of multitasking and such innovations that have revolutionized the UI. I see Exposé taking us to a new level - In more ways then we might think.
An example of this is tabbed browsing. While I like tabbed browsing, it wasn't a perfect solution. I see Exposé being that near perfect solution, and perhaps even eliminating the need for tabbed browsing all together.
What others "not-so-visible" benefits do you see from Exposé?
An example of this is tabbed browsing. While I like tabbed browsing, it wasn't a perfect solution. I see Exposé being that near perfect solution, and perhaps even eliminating the need for tabbed browsing all together.
What others "not-so-visible" benefits do you see from Exposé?
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If the user is careful, it does provide the nice tab feature that photoshop uses for any app, though that's a tricky one.
It might be used to temporaily tile windows so you can compare/contrast among them.
And it will hopefully make drag-n-drop that much more prevalent for users. When developers write their apps, they will hopefully write in drag-n-drop that much more consistently and pervasively. This usually isn't a problem in Mac apps, but there are some developers and some occasions when this isn't considered. I suppose Apple might also write a more robust ActiveX-ish/OpenDoc-ish Pasteboard/Clipboard so nearly any type of data can be placed in nearly any other kind of app, at least in some format.
Another thing I noticed is that you can no longer use command-Tab to switch applications. I guess they're leaving it up to Exposé and the dock for that.
Originally posted by Luca Rescigno
I copied some items from iPhoto into a folder and all I had to do was hit F9, drag them over the window, and hit F9 again and the window my pointer was over was automatically brought to the front. Pretty sweet. It makes my screen feel bigger.
Very cool!
Hit F9?
Originally posted by Luca Rescigno
Another thing I noticed is that you can no longer use command-Tab to switch applications. I guess they're leaving it up to Exposé and the dock for that.
I have read from many sources that command-tab is alive and well and has even been given a facelift, ie it shows a window volume/brightness style when activated. See here
Wesley
Window management definately needed to be rethought. The current techniques were designed for an era when people worked with relatively few programs, windows, and documents simultaneously.
Tabs, another stab at more sophisticated window management, break the one-to-one relationship between files and windows. While I don't hold adherence to direct-manipulation design-criteria as the ultimate goal in interface design, I like how Expose doesn't sacrifice direct manipulation.
Heheh... wait till my XP toting friends see this.
This rocks.
It's fascinating how fast you get used to it. Today I think working with many windows without Exposé is sooo counterproductive.