Re: [Usability]Feedbacks on GNOME 2 panel from Mdk 9.0 beta test

[Calum Benson <calum benson sun com>]

On Mon, 2002-09-16 at 14:46, Alastair Scott wrote:

> 1. Can the types not be removed altogether - is there really need a need
> for corner, edge, floating and sliding panels? Can a [generic] panel not
> be first created at an arbitrary point on the screen, then
> dragged-and-dropped to wherever? 

I agree... I have an enhancement request filed in bugzilla about this, I
forget the number off-hand.  If you drop a panel near the edge of the
screen it should dock, if you drop it away from the edge it should
float.  Anything else (orientation, whether a docked panel should span
the height/width of the screen, position so that keyboard-only users can
change things around too) could be set in its Properties dialog. Simple
:)

> 2. Is the New Panel option best available only from a panel? Should it
> not be available from the desktop like the other New ... options?

I'm kind of torn on this one... on the one hand, I think 'no' because
it's a comparatively rare thing to want to do.  On the other hand, I
think 'yes' because every time I have needed to do it, that's the first
place I've looked :)

Cheeri,
Calum.

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