Re: Questions from new user

[Toralf Lund <toralf kscanners com>]

> On Thu, Jan 06, 2000 at 09:36:04AM +0100, Toralf Lund wrote:
> >   1. Is there a desktop pager application that runs in a separate
> >      window? I find that the pager applet is too small to be useful, or
> >      it makes the panel too large, depending on how you configure it.
> >      This question is clearly related to the next one...
>
> Make an extra panel just for the pager, if it's not an edge panel it will be
> as large as the pager

 I never though of that. Thanks.

> >   2. Why can't I use the pager to move windows between the desktops? Or
> >      can I? Is there an alternative pager where this is possible?
>
> I think there was some sort of a problem of doing this in a nice standard
> way.

Too bad. This definitely limits the usefulness of the pager.

>
>
> >   4. Why can't I put the panel in the middle of the screen? Not that I
> >      want it there, it's just a matter of principle.
>
> Wait for the next major release of gnome-core :)  You will be able to do that
> and a LOT more.

I turns out that you can move the panel using Alt+Drag in the version I'm using!

>

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