Re: Talking to a wall? (tactless, yet rude:)

[Jacob Berkman <jberkman andrew cmu edu>]

Kuba Winnicki <blackwine@optimus.wroc.pl> writes:

> Jacob Berkman wrote:
> > 
> > mawarkus@t-online.de (Matthias Warkus) writes:
> > 
> > > Recently I posted an idea regarding the panel: it would be nice if
> > > panel launchers hadn't got that 1-pixel border around that prevents
> > > them from being clicked if the mouse pointer is pinned against the
> > > edge of the screen.
> > 
> > Personally, I find that pixel useful for bringing up the right click
> > menu.  So, which way is best is debatable.
> 
> As long as you have panel's `hide buttons' enabled that wouldn't be a
> problem at all. Just click in the corner of screen, which is even faster
> accessible place than a certain button on the edge, and then pop up the
> menu.
> 
> The problem could occur when someone has `hide buttons' disabled. To
> address it there could be some modifier, e.g. CTRL key, which with
> button3 click in any place of panel would bring up the panel menu.

Ok, so here is a little proposal:

Add to the right click menu of applets a 'panel' submenu which is the
traditional right click menu for the panel.

Add a property to not have a border around the panel (like the between
applets border).  Or at least configure this size.

I think this provides a pretty good resolution to the problem, and makes
the panel even a bit better.

I will try to get this into the branches over the weekend if people are
not opposed to it.

Thanks,
Jacob
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