Re: [Usability] Panel popup proposal

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 20:57, Boris Goldowsky wrote:

> A universal method that could move anything would be nice... the way
> Ctrl+c is universally "copy" and Ctrl+w is universally "close", there
> could be a single method that allowed moving windows, panels, desktop
> items, applets, desklets, etc -- whether that method is a keybinding or
> a mouse binding.

Mark actually implemented the window manager Move and Resize shortcuts
(Alt-F7 and Alt-F8) for the panel at one time.  I forget why he removed
them, I thought they were pretty useful...

> > it's true: if you focus somehow 
> > a widget on the panel and press CTRL+F10 you'll be able to pop-up the 
> > parent menu and this is a good way when you don't have hide-buttons 
> > enabled...
> 
> I believe you, but for some reason this doesn't work for me.  Perhaps
> another binding is overriding it.

If it is, please file a bug... Ctrl-F10 shouldn't be used by anything
else on the panel, so that this shortcut is always available.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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