Monday, June 30, 2008

Better M$ Windows

Windows supports multiple monitors much better than any other OS on the planet - that's a fact. But, they could do a better job:

Suppose you fall in love with a huge LCD monitor at Best Buy - a 36" beast that can do 3000x1200. That's great screen space, but, being one monitor, Windows will not support it in the most user friendly way - which is :

If it's just one monitor, give the user the option of splitting it up into multiple monitors. Like you the "identify" button under Properties->Settings, you can have the display number and the boundary glow when the user hits the identify button. Now, you can split up your 3000x1200 into 2 of 1500x1200 or whatever you want. Why? Then, you can drag a window to one sub-monitor and maximize it by double-clicking on the title bar and it'll only occupy that sub-monitor - very useful feature. When you're dragging the window, Windows will make the sub-montior boundary glow.

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