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Originally Posted by allnameswereout View Post
No; the assumption is that the user runs one application,
this assumption is wrong. right now i happen to run the rss-reader, the email-client, 2 browser windows and 1 IRC chat window.

i have them open because the workflow led me from IRC (watching channel, not participating) to RSS (see whats new while chat is boring) to microB (open link from RSS) to modest (incoming mail while browsing) to another browser window (get URI of a video i want to include in my response mail). this is quite common while i'm on the couch with my N800.

Originally Posted by allnameswereout View Post
Now, if you take MicroB or Modest. With those applications it isn't feasable to use them full screen because the functionality withers. MicroB does not support tabs, and the settings or favourites aren't easily accessible.
again, i don't understand. neither microb nor modest are harder to use in fullscreen mode. why wouldn't settings or favourites be accessible? if i run an application in full screen mode, i never had any loss of functionality. (although i have to admit i very rarely switch to full screen, only sometimes with microb.)


Originally Posted by allnameswereout View Post
BTW, we'd also need some standardization on gestures.
gestures?

Originally Posted by allnameswereout View Post
Why I would want to access brightness settings while using an application is beyond my understanding. Its definetely not something I'll be doing daily. Besides, brightness settings should be static, like a good pair of glasses does with sunlight.
i change brightness settings quite often. keep it low for surfing, high for videos and image viewing... even more often i change volume settings, sometimes only because i feel keyboard clicks mights be too loud for the person next to me. it would be very annoying if i'd have to quit or minimize a running application to do this. (or change my presence settings while typing or whatever)
 

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