vain / pdfPres

[Discontinued] Dual head PDF presenter: Current slide with context + current slide in fullscreen (Linux, BSD).
http://www.uninformativ.de/projects/_discontinued/pdfpres/
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"Free" layout (optional) #27

Open vain opened 12 years ago

vain commented 12 years ago

When I started writing pdfpres, I used a primitive window manager. Thus, it made sense to bundle all functionality in one single window (except for the beamer window, of course). I didn't want to clutter up my screen as Gimp does.

Today, I use a sophisticated window manager. It allows me to do whatever crazy stuff I want to because I can program it. I learned that multi-window applications can have benefits.

In fact, pdfpres would benefit quite a lot from having multiple windows: One window for the notes, one window per preview viewport, one window for the timer/clock. My window manager could then take care of those windows' layout.

I'm aware that most people don't like multi-window applications. Hence, the user should be able to chose from the "classic" layout and the (hypothetical, upcoming) "free" layout.