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Bug 16174 - usability - inconvenient access to switching between windows
Summary: usability - inconvenient access to switching between windows
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Window System (show other bugs)
Version: 3.x
Hardware: PC Windows 3.1/NT
: P2 blocker (vote)
Assignee: mslama
URL:
Keywords: UI
: 17411 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks: 11010 22688 22874
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Reported: 2001-10-03 14:24 UTC by Pavel Buzek
Modified: 2008-12-23 09:54 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Description Pavel Buzek 2001-10-03 14:24:28 UTC 
When you have multiple windows open (e.g. Editor, Options, ..) on the desktop area in MDI, 
you have to go to second submenu of Windows menu to switch between those windows.
I would find it much more convenient if the list of windows on current workspace would
be directly in the window menu, as it is usual in many software products.
Comment 1 Jan Chalupa 2001-11-27 11:49:44 UTC 
Target milestone -> 3.3.1.
Comment 2 Jan Chalupa 2001-11-27 11:53:09 UTC 
Target milestone -> 3.3.1.
Comment 3 Jan Chalupa 2002-01-11 14:02:12 UTC 
Target milestone -> 3.4
Comment 4 Jan Chalupa 2002-01-11 14:05:47 UTC 
Target milestone -> 3.4
Comment 5 Jan Chalupa 2002-01-11 14:07:18 UTC 
Target milestone -> 3.4
Comment 6 Jan Chalupa 2002-01-11 14:10:35 UTC 
Target milestone -> 3.4
Comment 7 David Simonek 2002-01-30 15:48:08 UTC 
Evaluation:
Yes, this is clear and right to do IMO as well.
Comment 8 David Simonek 2002-01-31 17:56:48 UTC 
Yep, will be probably tightly coupled with 11010.
Comment 9 David Simonek 2002-01-31 17:59:34 UTC 
*** Issue 17411 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Comment 10 David Simonek 2002-04-10 17:17:15 UTC 
passing to Marek.
Comment 11 mslama 2002-04-23 15:38:12 UTC 
Integrated to main trunk. List of modes on current workspace is now in
menu Window.
Comment 12 Jan Zajicek 2002-04-26 15:46:56 UTC 
verified
Comment 13 Marian Mirilovic 2002-04-29 09:09:22 UTC 
verified in [nb_dev](20020426)

I have filed issues:
P3 issue 22711 - Focus is not transferred correctly using menu Window
Comment 14 Chris Ledantec 2002-04-30 14:39:50 UTC 
just a quick question: why the radio buttons next to the window titles?
Comment 15 mslama 2002-04-30 14:47:30 UTC 
Ask Jano Rojcek. He suggested it. IMO it is to make clear what window
is currently selected. I think it is good.
Comment 16 jrojcek 2002-04-30 15:30:24 UTC 
Selected radio button indicates frame that contains active view
(TopComponent). Other window menu actions like "Frame Resides",
"Attach MDI Frame" are performed with that window.
Comment 17 Quality Engineering 2003-07-01 16:48:46 UTC 
Resolved for 3.4.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.