<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 1:28 PM Stephen Litterst via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I'm a little puzzled here. What's the difference between a 4' window<br>
sliding into a pocket in the wall and a 4' window sliding behind its<br>
mate in the frame? Either way you have the same opening. At least with<br>
half-open, half-window you have a wider field of view.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>False equivalency. A 4' window sliding behind it's mate is an 8' window that only opens halfway. The alternative would be an 8' window that opens all the way.</div><div><br></div><div>Although, depending on wall and window size, it might be more feasible to have it be an 8' opening with two 4' windows that meet and lock in the middle, but slide into the wall on either side, so you only need just over 4' of wall to pocket it into...</div><div><br></div><div>-Andy <br></div></div></div>