From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 11:01:53 +0200 Message-ID: From: To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: [9fans] acme: some thoughts about design Topicbox-Message-UUID: 8c67ef96-eacd-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 Hi, there! First... I love Acme's design: chording, no-menus, etc... Nothing pops = up, or falls at me, etc,etc... The thing I don't like [very much] is taglines [as a place for = commands]: they waste screen space, show redundant info (same commands all the = time) couldn't we have a *single* command 'window'[=3D=3Dacme's frame, not rio = window] which would behave much like tagline: show current window's tag plus = list of predefined/pasted commands this would save space on screen, and [IMHO] would bemore elegant = solution. Another frame with [sorted] listing of window tags could ease = navigation... would love also to have acme as an optional universal glue for programs, eg., Edit functions could move outside to [something like a = commandline]Sam (enhanced sed) that would=20 then use Acme's frame to display files... Just a prick in a wasp's nest, I feel, but I would love=20 to hear from you, even if [especially if] I missed the point! Don't = shoot me. No need to say that implementation is far, far beyond my skills :-((( Sincerely yours, ++pac.