10.3’s Fast User Switching menu
February 11th, 2004
There should be three display modes:
- The current default of the active user’s full name
- The current user’s login window picture
- The user’s account name (i.e., jsmith, jdoe)
The first two could be switched between by dragging a simple bar like that used in OS 8.5-9 to switch the application menu between displaying names or just icons. The third might be a preference under the Login Items -> Fast User Switching section and would take the place of the first option.
[...] Wincent Colauita’s WinSwitch software provides some of the features I proposed in my post about Apple’s Fast User Switching menu. Cool. Spotted [...]
Along the same lines, it’d also be good if you could drag, or otherwise change the view, to ahow just the first name; in many situations the first name should suffice (e.g. families or couples), and it’s more compact and personable.
Re your mention of WinSwitch, it is a nice addition, and Wincent said that he’d look at implementing first name-only… it’s just a pity I don’t use Fast Switching (we don’t share a machine!)… but I missed the Cube transition enough to use Desktop Manager just for the Whizzy thrill!
…well almost, multiple desktops can actually be useful! : )
The latest released version does have the ability to show first name only, as well as initials only. The dragging idea is a cool one. Don’t know if it’s possible to implement, but definitely a cool idea.