Expert evaluation
From GIMP GUI Redesign
Here is the list of ‘workspace configuration systems’ to evaluate:
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tabs with text labels
as employed by web browsers (special section: chrome’s tabs on top as window handles);
windows in window
as prominent on ms-windows;
the image parade + polaroids system
as described in peter’s blog;
split panes in gtk
gtkpaned widget;
the curlyankles extension library to gtk
the current multi-window system of GIMP
==windows-7 snap==peek and shake