Re: [Usability] two options hat would be helpful

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt myrealbox com>]

Hello Jocelyn

On Nov 27, 2006, at 9:33 AM, Jocelyn Aznar wrote:
> ...
> I just want to speak about two features that would be very useful, I 
> think.
> The first one is to be able to put an application in the foreground of 
> the screen. This application would be always viewable even when you 
> start another programm or change of virtual desktop. May be a fourth 
> option in the top right of a application window would be a good place 
> to put the button.

You can do this by choosing both the "On Top" and "Always on Visible 
Workspace" items in the context menu for a window's title bar. Normally 
every item in a context menu should also be available by some other 
method (such as the fourth button you suggest), but in this case 
they're so esoteric I think it's fine making them context-menu-only.

> The second idea is about the spatial mod (spatial navigation ?) for 
> nautilus. The way windows (of nautilus) open isn't really serviceable, 
> may be it can improved it by forbidden windows to cover up each other.
> ...

Possibly you are referring to the fact that previously-unopened folder 
windows open exactly on top of each other by default? That is a bug I 
reported last year. <http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302189>

Cheers
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Matthew Paul Thomas
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