Oh look, this topic again... > Subject: Re: Suggestion: Make a dock from application icons in overview > From: stefano facchini gmail com > To: gnome-shell-list gnome org > Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 16:18:41 +0100 > > I am using docky, too, for this purpose! But this should be a built-in > feature of the shell, it is a much more consistent experience. For > example, with docky I have to setup application launchers twice, as well > as other customizations. > > > Il giorno gio, 02/12/2010 alle 07.10 -0800, Sriram Ramkrishna ha > scritto: > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 7:10 PM, Allan E. Registos > > <allan registos smpc steniel com ph> wrote: > > +1 to this idea, less mouse gesture, I don't have to go to > > activities, just a quick mouse hover to the left edge of the > > screen. > > In addition if there is an accidental mouse hover to the left, > > the slide-in effect must be quick enough to avoid distraction > > while working on a task. > > > > I've been using docky for this purpose. Which seems to be doing what > > you are asking for. In addition it also tells me what apps are open > > which if you have a slide in and slide out mechanism it doesn't allow > > for. (unless of course there is an option to turn it off) I'm > > hesitant to ask for such a feature when docky already seems to fill > > this space. > > > > sri > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > From: appi2012 gmail com > > To: "Stefano Facchini" <stefano facchini gmail com> > > Cc: "Shell-List" <gnome-shell-list gnome org> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 11:01:52 AM > > Subject: Re: Suggestion: Make a dock from application icons in > > overview > > > > > > > > +1 > > > > > > This is exactly what I suggested in a very recent discussion > > about minimizing windows in gnome-shell. > > > > > > This is a extremely simple change that adds the much needed* > > taskbar to gnome shell. > > > > > > *See my post in "Minimizing Windows violates mental model" for > > details. > > > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Stefano Facchini > > <stefano facchini gmail com> wrote: > > Hi, > > maybe this is an already known idea, but it could be > > possible to make a > > dock with the list of application icons on the left > > side of overview > > mode. When the mouse touches the left edge of the > > screen, the list of > > icons slides in, just like a taskbar, without > > activating the exposé for > > windows. I'd really like to see something similar in > > gnome-shell! > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnome-shell-list mailing list > > gnome-shell-list gnome org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnome-shell-list mailing list > > gnome-shell-list gnome org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnome-shell-list mailing list > > gnome-shell-list gnome org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnome-shell-list mailing list > > gnome-shell-list gnome org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list > > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-shell-list mailing list > gnome-shell-list gnome org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list |