Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th Nov 2007 10:12 UTC, submitted by wakeupneo
Adobe Systems wants to transform its flagship Photoshop software with an interface customized to the task at hand, a potentially radical revamp for software whose power today is hidden behind hundreds of menu options. A new user interface will help Photoshop become "everything you need, nothing you don't," said Photoshop product manager John Nack, describing aspirations for the Photoshop overhaul on his blog Monday. "We must make Photoshop dramatically more configurable," Nack said. "Presenting the same user experience to a photographer as we do to a radiologist, as to a Web designer, as to a prepress guy, is kind of absurd... With the power of customizability, we can present solutions via task-oriented workspaces," Nack said.
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Member since:2005-10-19
It depends on how much documents you have opened in one task.
The tabbed interface of Firefox is different because you have a clear feedback what tabs are open. If you look at the taskbar you might think it's a tabbar as well. They are ok.
But look at Photoshop, usually i have 10 or more images opened and i just can't find them easily. There should be an inner document-switcher in Photoshop at least...
I know there is 'Tile' in the Window menu of Photoshop but i hate it. I won't let Photoshop to resize and tile my windows.
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I love having all my images inside one Photoshop window and not cluttering my taskbar. For the same reason I love tabbed browsing - all my internet needs are satisfied in one window. This is why I love Pidgin - all my conversations in one window. And I could go on.
IMO it's better to focus on tasks (like editing photos, or browsing the internet) instead of focusing on documents. Which sounds better - having in your taskbar 10 pictures you work on, 15 webpages and 5 conversations or just Photoshop, Firefox and Pidgin?