On Tuesday 23 July 2002 5:54 pm, Edwin Leuven wrote: > > Wouldn't that be a bit distracting ? > > Personally I don't think so. It's like run command under KDE (alt-f2) which > I find very convenient. > > > Bear in mind the command buffer is > > a feature for power users only really, and sooner or later it will be > > possible to hide/show it from the menus. > > > > What do you have against a toolbar based command buffer ? > > It's just that *personally* I would prefer the above. The advantage of a > little modal window is that it is there if you need and gone otherwise. I > also think that it is a good thing that it takes focus. > > I also think that most people are not used to the notion of a command > buffer. And I find it a bit of an old fashioned inheritance from emacs > before a world with windows, dialogs etc.
Wasn't John talking about separate "edit" and "display" command buffers. Ie, all commands are displayed in the "display" buffer" that I see at the bottom of your screenshot. Hitting M-x would make the "edit" buffer visible immediately above the "display" buffer and would place your cursor in it. Return would hide this "edit" buffer again and execute the command. Ie, identical functionality to your suggestion but without the need for a window. John, have I got the right end of your stick? > But as I said I was just wondering what others are thinking... Extra windows for no good reason is crap ;-) Angus
