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[Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2010-03-26 at 09:46 +0000, David Siegel wrote:
> Pablo, awesome! I was just sketching something almost exactly like
> this... My concept was a bit simpler but still very sophisticated:
> 
>   * Replace Close, Min, Max buttons with just Close and "other"
>   * Dragging the "other" button slightly to the right and releasing
> maximizes the window to full the right half of the screen ("maximize
> right").
>  * Dragging the "other" button slightly to the left and releasing
> maximizes the window to full the left half of the screen ("maximize
> left").
>   * Dragging down minimizes.
>   * Dragging up maximizes.
>   * Dragging and shaking minimizes all other windows.
>   * Shift-clicking on the "other" button on multiple windows groups
> them, tiling the group and minimizes all other windows when shift is
> released.
>   * Clicking the "other" button shows a menu with all of the actions
> above, with shapes that demonstrate the associated gestures.


Funny, I have just been thinking about something kinda similar, using
marking menus:

http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/window-control-marking-menu/


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