Re: [9fans] acme design

[a@9srv.net]

maybe, but i still don't get it. :-)

or maybe i do and i'm in denial. i see two "content" frames, a tag
frame, and a command frame. what determines which content frame
the commands operate on? how do i know which "content" frame is
which in the tag list?

this model seems to eliminate the tag bar as distinct from the

"normal" frames (which seems good - they break the "all text is
equal" theme that's present elsewhere) but then introduces several
(at least two, possibly more i can't see) new types of "special"
frames. this adds more modes to the operation of the interface,
which is bad. it also significantly increases the amount of mouse
motion needed to execute Tag items (even assuming some magic AI
for tracking which frame you're talking about).

what is it you think this model gains you?

(i'd like to see either multi-line or scrolling Tags, to avoid loosing
bits when the Tag gets too long, and the ability to create Rows at
the top-level like i can with Cols. these are certainly more
incremental (an thus possibly less exciting) than your suggestion,
but i'm pretty sure i can clearly show the benefits.)