To maximise or not to maximise

2008-09-05 02:21:40

#1

theDude5B: Cool member; +804|7018

Ok, so as some of you may know, I am a web developer and as a developer I probably have some computer habits.

One of my 'habits' is that I always maximise windows on my desktop. I do this just so that I have view everything that I need to view and not have to constantly scroll. OR if I am using something which has multiple scroll panels inside (i.e. an FTP program) I will make sure that the panels which are the most important are expanded to show more content than less important ones.

I have noticed a lot of others in the office will not maximise windows, and are always scrolling in programs, so when I am looking at their screen it bugs me.

Do you maximise your windows? or do you like to have loads of windows 'not maximised' on your screen at once?

2008-09-05 02:25:40

#2

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6720|The Twilight Zone

I only have my browser maximized the rest no. On 24" so even the non maximized windows are big enough to not have to scroll much.

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2008-09-05 02:33:58

#3

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6706|King Of The Islands

Pretty much everything. Exceptions:

Windows Explorer - Back button be damned. I'll just drag shit or switch and paste tyvm.

Media players - Winamp stays in Windowshade, but if I use the library it takes the whole screen, <3 Big Bento. WiMP's visualisation doesn't warrant to take up my entire screen with fugly.

Messengers - I hate little shits that Maximise the Contact List. Especially since the goddamn thing loads at startup.

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2008-09-05 03:01:07

#4

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

Depends a little. I tend to have my browser in a window, as large as it needs to be to display my pages correctly, and chat clients and such on the side. When I write, like in school, I have one document maximized, and one un-maximized on top of the maximized one. Explorer windows are rarely maximized, as well as chat windows.

This is just for the laptop, though, on the stationary, I can have FF maxed on the 24", and everything else on the 17".

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2008-09-05 03:03:12

#5

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6916

Depends. I don't with iTunes/Messenger etc, but Firefox I do. Although I've gotten into the habit of watching movies whilst I browse the web, so then I just run both next to each other.

2008-09-05 03:32:51

#6

theDude5B: Cool member; +804|7018

ghettoperson wrote:
Depends. I don't with iTunes/Messenger etc, but Firefox I do. Although I've gotten into the habit of watching movies whilst I browse the web, so then I just run both next to each other.

Yeah things like Messenger, and media players I don't have maximised. But if I had say, Winamp opened, it sits at the top of my screen out of the way so that it just has the buttons and the status bar.

2008-09-05 04:34:53

#7

CrazeD: Member; +368|6940|Maine

Browsers, yes.

Explorer, no. I like being able to drag files around to different places easily.

Music, no. No reason, just gets in the way.

Messengers, no.

Text editors, most definitely

FTP, most definitely.

Then for every random program I have, pretty much if I have to scroll side to side, it gets maximised. I hate scrolling side to side.

2008-09-05 05:05:43

#8

signa: ~~~~~; +50|6996|Michigan, USA

theDude5B wrote:
...One of my 'habits' is that I always maximise windows on my desktop. I do this just so that I have view everything that I need to view and not have to constantly scroll. OR if I am using something which has multiple scroll panels inside (i.e. an FTP program) I will make sure that the panels which are the most important are expanded to show more content than less important ones...

I feel the same way as you, but I usually keep my browser windowed. at 1024 or 1280. on my 24" monitor, a maximized browser is way overkill, plus I like to see other apps opened in the background. I use FF window resizer plugin.

2008-09-05 05:20:25

#9

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6659|Southern California

yep, everything other then stuff that shouldn't be maximized... chat programs, sometimes itunes, windows explorer all run windowed...

2008-09-05 05:20:29

#10

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6017|شمال

.Sup wrote:
I only have my browser maximized the rest no. On 24" so even the non maximized windows are big enough to not have to scroll much.

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2008-09-05 05:27:14

#11

konfusion: mostly afk; +480|6817|CH/BR - in UK

I maximize my browser, and office programs, as well as Photoshop and Dreamweaver. I maximize WMP only if I'm scrolling through the library. If I'm watching videos it's either full-screen or windowed.
Messenger windows are windowed. Unless I missed a big chunk of the convo, and want to read up - I hate it when they're maximized - takes away the mobility

Oh yeah, and my contact list is docked.

-kon

2008-09-05 14:58:54

#12

Nessie09: I "fix" things; +107|6937|The Netherlands

Browsers, editors: maximized
Windows Explorer: not maximized, for drag and drop.
Music (WMP): toolbar
Messenger: Maximized on 2nd screen, but on laptop not maximized
Skype: to tray

2008-09-05 15:40:00

#13

TheDonkey: Eat my bearrrrrrrrrrr, Tonighttt; +163|5984|Vancouver, BC, Canada

I maximize pretty much everything except for messengers

2008-09-05 16:06:43

#14

Negerkungen: I could not care less; +541|7010|Topside

Everything except msn is in full mode,can't have it any other way.

2008-09-05 17:17:45

#15

GR34: Member; +215|6812|ALBERTA> CANADA

it depends If Iam using my TV i wont but if Iam using a re monitor I will

2008-09-09 12:26:56

#16

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6760|N. Ireland

I don't maximize anything. I find it so much easier to find other windows, especially ones that I have so they don't show up on the taskbar. Everything looks nicer not maximized anyway

2008-09-09 12:31:52

#17

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7033|Cambridge (UK)

https://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5669/maximisebq9.png

But then I'm a web developer too...

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2008-09-09 13:09:15

#18

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6055|Catherine Black

Everything is maximised, all the time, except folders.

2008-09-09 13:48:33

#19

Brasso: member; +1,549|6897

I always maximize, I have an OCD-like feeling that pops up if I don't have a window maximized.

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2008-09-09 14:20:21

#20

Titch2349: iz me!; +358|6619|uk

Windows Explorer is minimized,

"Applications" such as the CS3 Suite, Office, Browers are always maximized.

Everything else- MSN, no.

2008-09-09 14:25:09

#21

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6790|...

On a 24" monitor I don't maximize anything. If working with 2 monitors I'll keep my IDE maximized on one screen and all the ancillary stuff like rdp sessions, monitoring programs, mail, etc in another.

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