liljom
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2 days ago Simply having many windows open makes the previews miniature. If they could be organized into multiple rows or in some kind of auto-tiling with big gaps, where the previews are proportional to original size, would be awesome
Version: 6e9119a
Because windows are currently laid out horizontally, we end up with a lot of empty space on the screen (and much smaller-than-necessary window previews) when more than a few windows are open.
Additionally, because we display the entire window title for every window, the window titles end up wrapping to the point where they're difficult to read (in addition to the text of each window title overflowing its container):
GNOME COSMIC avoids this by ellipsizing the title (and only displaying it when the mouse cursor hovers over the window, but that seems less important to solving the layout problem):
Ellipsizing may not be entirely necessary if we get more natural preview arrangements, although it might still be useful with enough windows. Web browsers in particular can end up having very long window titles since they usually pass through the title of the active tab, which is set by the website.