Re: "Global" panel properties

["Jesse D. Sightler" <jsight pair com>]

It's also worth pointing out that "Context" menus are not generally the
same as "Global" menus.  In other words, Control-Center should probably
have a page for the global settings of the Panel, but not one for
individual settings for each panel, IMO.

Daniel Burrows wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 06:30:22PM +0000, hitch was heard to say:
> > Adam Moyes wrote:
> > >
> > > Lee wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone thought about moving the panel's "global properties" menu
> > > > option into the control center?
> > > >
> > > > At the moment, it wouldn't be obvious to the first-time user that the
> > > > global panel properties even existed. (example: how many times does a
> > > > windows user right click the taskbar? I'd bet not many).
> > > > My personal justification is that with a corner panel (which is
> > > > fantastic, incidentally:), it can be difficult to actually find an area
> > > > of panel to right-click that isn't taken up by a launcher or an applet.
> >
> > any windows user able to do much at all has to right click on
> > EVERYTHING.
> >
> 
>   The danger there is that you can lock the user into a game of
> 'hide-and-go-seek'...
> 
>   Why not make a second home for the panel configuration in the control-center?
> It shouldn't be hard to pop the same widget up in two places (you could even
> take advantage of the control-center's ability to open with a specified
> capplet active..)
> 
>   Daniel
> 
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