Re: Tabbed windows in Mutter/Metacity

[Reinout van Schouwen <reinouts gnome org>]

Op dinsdag 07-07-2009 om 09:18 uur [tijdzone -0400], schreef Sam H:

> I would like to implement support for tabbed windows in Mutter, and
> was hoping for some helpful pointers. I envision tabbed windows
> working essentially the same way that tabs work in Google Chrome.
> However, being part of the window-manager, every application would
> make use of tabs without having to re-invent them specifically for
> that application. It has always struck me that tabs were something
> that belonged into the window manager, not in browsers, terminals,
> editors, etc.

If you can pull this off, you will be my personal hero!

(I would advise you to look at the current open bugs against
GtkNotebook, though, to get an idea of what kind of functionality is
currently missing and what UI dilemma's you will be facing.)

regards,

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Reinout van Schouwen