Is there a connection between gender and screen layout?

Nerdanel · none Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Posts: 21

From what i have heard from several IRC friends of both genders, there seems to be a connection between their gender and how they place their channel windows on the screen. There are too few people in the channel where we discussed this to really get a clear answer to this, that is why this poll is here. Some theories were posted about why it is like this, but i will wait with posting those until there are some votes.

This is just a fun poll, don't expect any real scientific evidence from it Razz

Willaim · Lurker Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 242 Location: IRC

What do you mean by visible? Like Window > Cascade?

I have too many open windows to do that... 19 to be exact..

so.. maximized!

-Male, of course

Nerdanel · none Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Posts: 21

Yes, i mean tile or cascade, or as i do it, every channel has its own fixed place/size on the screen. I only tab between servers.

PingBad · Guru Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 2064 Location: New Zealand

I'm a male (last I checked...), and I like to keep all my windows maximized - if only due to my coding ways where it's easier to see as much of your code as possible.

I have a treebar on the left side so any events in the other windows are easily noticed

Leet · Newbie Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 78 Location: New York

Don't Lie u aint a male!!![/u]

Nerdanel · none Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Posts: 21

Too few females post here! *pokes other female IRC geeks*

Mary · SearchIRC Admin Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 692

Okay, I voted. I tile my windows on the left side of my screen and work on the right. That way I can just look to see what's going on without interrupting what I'm doing. So... female and visible.

PingBad · Guru Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 2064 Location: New Zealand

Mary · SearchIRC Admin Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 692

Yeah... btdt. I've tried various things over the years - set up multiple monitors, ran IRC on my desktop and worked on my laptop, had a humongous monitor so I could keep everything large. I'm as nearsighted as a mouse. I want it all, right there under my nose. So one medium sized monitor works well. I tile because I don't like to have to tab - every second counts if I need to act. If its there and the screen starts moving faster than normal it catches my eye.

Whatever floats your boat. Not sure if there's a gender connection or not... but it would be interesting to find out.

Leet · Newbie Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 78 Location: New York

Leet · Newbie Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 78 Location: New York

An BTW im male.

Booble · none Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 7

Hmmmm

female here... and all mine are minimized... switch and swap between em like a bit of a loony Very Happy

I know a male that is very particular about using different 'desktops' for different things on his linux... one for browsing web, one for mail, one for irc etc etc if thats any help Very Happy

I personally think male/female work very differently.. its the way we think Very Happy