Comment Re:Aqua? Aero? (Score 1) 1037
"But it looks like OS X doesn't have window titles on its dock, so I won't be using it any time soon."
Well, the Dock is funny. First of all, you mouse-over a Dock icon in order to see its title. Plus, the Dock shows you actual pictures of the document which is in the dock (if the document is open and in the Dock) rather than a generic, representative icon. That said, an icon (currently) only appears in the Dock if you put it there - unlike windows, there is no Windows-style taskbar that sows you what documents is open - only Applications. Enter "Expose."
"Now that the aesthetic neat-o feeling is wearing off I wonder when that kind of task switching really is more efficient. I can think of one thing it better do: On the MS Windows task bar windows are open in chronological order. If I open 15 IE windows I know which ones are newer than others. How will expose order apps?"
Currently, you can put items in the Dock in chronological order or you can rearrange them in custom order. As applications open they are put into the Dock chronologically. Application Switching - Apple-tab tabs through aps (windows equiv = alt-tab); Apple-tilde switches between docs within an App (Windows counterpart of cntrl-tab) - scrolls through the apps/docs in the order in which they were last used or opened. As you switch from one app to another, the title appears above it (although most Apps have fairly distinctive icons).
How will Expose work? I dunno. As gimmicky as it looks, though, I think it is a good idea. But we'll see, wont we?
Well, the Dock is funny. First of all, you mouse-over a Dock icon in order to see its title. Plus, the Dock shows you actual pictures of the document which is in the dock (if the document is open and in the Dock) rather than a generic, representative icon. That said, an icon (currently) only appears in the Dock if you put it there - unlike windows, there is no Windows-style taskbar that sows you what documents is open - only Applications. Enter "Expose."
"Now that the aesthetic neat-o feeling is wearing off I wonder when that kind of task switching really is more efficient. I can think of one thing it better do: On the MS Windows task bar windows are open in chronological order. If I open 15 IE windows I know which ones are newer than others. How will expose order apps?"
Currently, you can put items in the Dock in chronological order or you can rearrange them in custom order. As applications open they are put into the Dock chronologically. Application Switching - Apple-tab tabs through aps (windows equiv = alt-tab); Apple-tilde switches between docs within an App (Windows counterpart of cntrl-tab) - scrolls through the apps/docs in the order in which they were last used or opened. As you switch from one app to another, the title appears above it (although most Apps have fairly distinctive icons).
How will Expose work? I dunno. As gimmicky as it looks, though, I think it is a good idea. But we'll see, wont we?
