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What's open now:
1 terminal window, split into 2 with screen, and several (2-6) terminals actually running at any time.
firefox, usually with >5 tabs (I'm a tab junkie - I often stick things into tabs to read later, although del.icio.us has helped out with this)
gvim, split horizontally, with 2-15 text files (usually either python files or blog entries)
rhythmbox
Question: why do you use 4nt instead of cygwin? What does it do better/worse? Do you use both?
At work it's something like lotus notes, sql navigator (usually 2 windows), gvim, cygwin, firefox (for documentation), a couple of requirements docs open in word, probably an excel spreadsheet or 2, and sometimes visio.
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oh, and visual studio at work. Forgot that one.
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4NT is mostly there because of habit... I've been using 4DOS and 4NT since 1992, so I'm used to it. I have Cygwin installed too, but I still don't find Unix shells as easy to use as 4NT/4DOS.
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On the left computer in front of me (windows-pc), I have 4 desks (virtual dimension rocks!). Current desk has firefox (6 tabs), word and email. Other desk has calendar and a ssh-connection to my home. Third desk has a totalcommander and a video, paused.
Right computer (using synergy so I can just move my mouse to it), has 8 desks (it's a SGI-O2, running IceWM). Current desk has 4 windows. One big gvim, one xterm where I compile on a remote host, one where I can compile on local host (slow), one where I run my app, and one where I can look things up.
Other desks are mostly empty, except for a xterm with mutt running (better mailclient).
I hadn't heard about the NADD yet (or I don't recall), but I think I just found a name for my behaviour. :)
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The SSH-connection home is ofcourse running screen, giving me 9 windows: mail, a mud, text-based IM, bittorrent, and a few shells.
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One thing that would help is try to cut is e-mail, chat and cellphone. (And don't give away fixed phone number unless that's realy important)
I try to check mail only couple times a day, chat only when someone requests it. And now and then switch off phone. That realy helps or at least gives feeling of being more productive.
I replace this with slower, more thought out written communication and faster, much more detailed real conversation with paper or chalkboard.
Urgent and important are different things :)
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Ok, utf-8, does not realy work here.
On another hand I wonder why do you worry about windows open that you don't use. You're bothered by icons? You could group them somewhere and hide away, yes?
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Lessee...
Virtual desktop 1: msn messenger, skype, ichat
Virtual desktop 2: Firefox, 4 tabs open, plus this comment popup :-)
Virtual desktop 3: REALBasic
Virtual desktop 4: Nothing (that's the "May I see the Desktop, just for once?" placeholder ;-)
Virtual desktop 5: BBEdit, a few windows opened
Virtual desktop 6: Mail.app, one email half-written over the viewer. Email checks every minute...
Plus a small global window, 2/3 transparent, on the bottom right of all virtual desktops. It's a small clock and command-line kind of app I wrote that enables an old geek like me to launch applications without having to fiddle too much with that mouse thing...
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Have you tried TortiseCVS, Hans? It could get rid of the WinCVS window.
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[TortoiseCVS]
I currently use WinCVS for multiple repositories, some of which are connected to through ssh. I'm not sure if TortoiseCVS supports it, but I'll look into it.
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Weird. I'm more or less a nerd, but Guns of the South managed to keep my attention the whole way through.
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I'd like to try Xi, but I can't find if after STFW. Could you please tell me where to download it?
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""" I'd like to try Xi, but I can't find if after STFW."""
That's because I haven't released it yet. :-) It's nothing fancy, just a little app to store random notes, scraps and snippets, and search them later.
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Oh, I see. But Why it's called Xi?
And I find another app with the same functionality which is called "ATnotes"
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Well, I like to give my programs weird names. :-) Sometimes they have a hidden meaning, sometimes not.
Note that Xi is not a sticky-note program... it's more of a simple database, written because I had a need for something lightweight and customizable, yet capable of storing a lot of *little* notes. As such, it doesn't use a "real" database (like MySQL etc), and has some restrictions (e.g. it's not suitable for storing large documents). But it works for me.
When it's more mature, I will consider putting it up for download, in case anyone's interested.