Re: Suggestion: Make a dock from application icons in overview

[Stefano Facchini <stefano facchini gmail com>]

Hi,
I'm trying to use gnome-shell without docky/taskbar, just with the
exposé and the alt-tab. I must admit that I'm beginnig to feel more and
more comfortable without dock, the screen is less cluttered and visually
simple. But still I think that there should be a quick way to switch
applications using just the mouse. Have you ever considered the
possibility of activating the Alt-TAB mode with a touchpad gesture like
Mac OS? something like scrolling up/down with three fingers. It would be
great for me, make me forget about docks forever!

Bye


Il giorno ven, 03/12/2010 alle 12.35 +0100, Milan Bouchet-Valat ha
scritto:
> Le vendredi 03 décembre 2010 à 12:32 +0100, Stefano Facchini a écrit :
> > 
> > > I, for myself, think that having a fast performing expose (I'm sure it
> > > will come) would reduce the need for docks or taskbars
> > I can't agree, it's not only a matter of speed. The exposé is visually
> > very complex, many people hate it just because of this complexity. For
> > me, the best solution is always to let people choose it they need to
> > look at their windows or just have a visually-simple list of icons for
> > the running applications.
> I can guarantee you that speed and smoothness of the zoom out effect
> really makes a difference. In the current git version, the Shell has a
> much better performance than in versions from a few weeks ago, and it
> really changes the way you use the overview.
> 
> At least, if it doesn't solve all issues, it's worth a try.
> 
>