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On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 21:57:46 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

> > ... different windows arranging themselves in a saved configuration
> > is an *extremely* well-known design pattern for GUI applications
> 
> All the apps I use on a regular basis have their own mechanisms for 
> implementing custom layouts within each document window, where they
> need it.

Sure - and that's the approach I prefer myself, all other things being
equal. But there are plenty of examples of the other approach out there
(GIMP's multi-window mode, f'rexample,) so it's not like they should've
been *surprised* by that - and if they *weren't,* then they arbitrarily
chosen to disallow an entirely valid GUI design pattern for...reasons.

Which, okay, it's their thing and it's certainly not illegal for them
to do that - but when they openly aim to be a replacement for something
that *doesn't* dictate policy on those matters, it shouldn't be a shock
when it ruffles feathers with the users of the existing system.