I just came across this report:
https://afaikblog.wordpress.com/2011...he-buttons-go/
We discussed the concept of minimizing windows a while ago here. It seems that those that do it, tend to do it out of habit and not so much for any perceived productivity gains. I had thought that it came from Microsoft Windows, but I recently had the (dubious) pleasure of using a Vista machine, and found to my surprise that I was able to open several windows at once - thus proving that even on a Microsoft machine (at least on Vista), there is no practical need to minimize. I guess it will remain one of life's great mysteries to me, but this recent move by Gnome does provide a little relief for my angst and confusion regarding this topic.
Minimise and maximise buttons were recently removed from the window titlebars in GNOME 3. Discussions of the change have been ongoing for some time, but the decision only just happened, and the change came as a surprise to many.
We discussed the concept of minimizing windows a while ago here. It seems that those that do it, tend to do it out of habit and not so much for any perceived productivity gains. I had thought that it came from Microsoft Windows, but I recently had the (dubious) pleasure of using a Vista machine, and found to my surprise that I was able to open several windows at once - thus proving that even on a Microsoft machine (at least on Vista), there is no practical need to minimize. I guess it will remain one of life's great mysteries to me, but this recent move by Gnome does provide a little relief for my angst and confusion regarding this topic.
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