I think before we submit this patch, we should agree on a general UI
concept going forward.
TL;DR: I think tabs for the main window is the wrong approach and will
alienate a lot of users
There are basically three main uses for tabs in an application (besides
from preference dialogs).
The first
A couple of things I’ve noted. Microsoft Message Analyzer uses tabs in the
main window but I confess I don’t think I’ve used them to look at multiple
traces.
Second point, maybe dockable windows would be better. We use Telerik for
Workbench and it provides a typical dockable window mechanism.
> One last (but important) argument is screen size. A lot of people have big
> screens now. The tabbed approach for the main window really only makes sense
> on smaller screens.
Also, I have a big screen, but it is my feature. I really want to
collect windows in one place to speed up work (like
I am not trying to force users to use anything. The whole idea with
dockable windows started from a point to be able to use the exact same
layout functionality as today, but with a more comfortable configuration.
And I do not think you can compare the layout preferences to your idea.
Your idea goe
