Order Behavior Chart
Pros and cons for the different window order behavior choices.
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Selection Setting |
Pros |
Cons |
Top Edge Bottom Edge Center Left Edge Right Edge |
100% Reversible: With Right Edge behavior set, right from window 1 is window 4 and left from window 4 is window 1.(1→4←1) |
May take more keystrokes to cross multiple windows: With Left Edge set moving right from window 1 to window 4 would take 3 strokes. (1→3→2→4) |
Selection Setting |
Pros |
Cons |
First Selected |
Fewer Keystrokes generally needed: Moving right from window 1 to window 4 would take 1 stroke. (1→4) Mostly Reversible: Moving right from window 1 to window 4 and left from window 4 would return to window 1. (Because first selection was Right so the right edges would be used for comparison. |
More keystrokes needed to reach hidden windows: To move to window 3 from window 1 would take 3 keystrokes. (For Example: 1→4←1←3) Not 100% reversible: From window 1 left then right would move 1←2→4 instead of 1←2→1 ( assuming screen wrapping was enabled) This is because first selection was left so only left edges are considered. |
Selection Setting |
Pros |
Cons |
Leading Edge |
Fewest Keystrokes generally needed: |
More keystrokes needed to reach hidden windows: (see First Selected example) Not reversible: Since windows are different heights and widths most movements will not be exactly reversible. (For example: right then left from 1 would be 1→4←2 instead of 1→4←1) |