Expert evaluation
From GIMP GUI Redesign
Here is the list of ‘workspace configuration systems’ to evaluate:
==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