Posted by member 910 on 2003-06-28 22:46:37 link
I like to have as much screen space free as possible. When i have a window open, i wish to see just that window, unless it's something in which i need information from another window. I also prefer to keep system resources down as low as possible, by keeping GUI objects low (which is why i tend to use GDI as much as possible). also, it just fits my style more.
i generally don't use many applications at once, unless they're related. for example, i will have IE, metapad, and a file manager open, but if i'm using photoshop, that will usually be the only thing open.
alt+tab is usually what i use, even when i'm under explorer. i like to have a task listing preset somewhere, though i will usually use a plain-text tasks.dll setup. i like to have a !PopupTasks option in the popup, as well, since it doesn't take up anything but an extra configuration line. (as a note, thanks for using bbvwm, octavious)
i never use system information in the shell itself. if i desire system info, i open taskmgr.exe or sysmeter2. VWMs are useful for task grouping, sort of, like Ocatvious mentioned, but i rarely use them myself. i don't personally like to see winamp controls in a theme, because they tend to be "embedded" in the theme to the point that if you remove them, the theme will look unbalanced if you don't replace them with something. shortcut modules that can't be hidden, such as quicklaunch, are annoying. if i decide to have shortcuts easily accessible like that, i prefer something like LsLnkMenu that can easily be divided into groups so that only a small portion of the gui is visible at one time.
things i cannot live without are the systray and the popup. i very much prefer to have a time display on the desktop, though i wouldn't say i would die without it. the same goes for some sort of tasks.dll setup that easily diferentiates tasks (for example, nothing that relies solely on icons - when i have 4 different IE windows open, i like to know which is which).
i generally don't use many applications at once, unless they're related. for example, i will have IE, metapad, and a file manager open, but if i'm using photoshop, that will usually be the only thing open.
alt+tab is usually what i use, even when i'm under explorer. i like to have a task listing preset somewhere, though i will usually use a plain-text tasks.dll setup. i like to have a !PopupTasks option in the popup, as well, since it doesn't take up anything but an extra configuration line. (as a note, thanks for using bbvwm, octavious)
i never use system information in the shell itself. if i desire system info, i open taskmgr.exe or sysmeter2. VWMs are useful for task grouping, sort of, like Ocatvious mentioned, but i rarely use them myself. i don't personally like to see winamp controls in a theme, because they tend to be "embedded" in the theme to the point that if you remove them, the theme will look unbalanced if you don't replace them with something. shortcut modules that can't be hidden, such as quicklaunch, are annoying. if i decide to have shortcuts easily accessible like that, i prefer something like LsLnkMenu that can easily be divided into groups so that only a small portion of the gui is visible at one time.
things i cannot live without are the systray and the popup. i very much prefer to have a time display on the desktop, though i wouldn't say i would die without it. the same goes for some sort of tasks.dll setup that easily diferentiates tasks (for example, nothing that relies solely on icons - when i have 4 different IE windows open, i like to know which is which).