Re: GWorkspace's Tabbed Shelf

[Enrico Sersale]

On 2005-02-17 20:13:41 +0200 Frederico Muñoz <fsmunoz@gesal.org> wrote:

> On 2005-02-17 17:36:34 +0000 Charles Philip Chan <cpchan@sympatico.ca> wrote:>
>>> IMHO doomed to be out fo place in just about every
>>> integrated environment that I can imagine. Making it work properly in what
>>> regards window maximazing, appicons and minimized windows, etc, is no small
>>> task.
>> 
>> I don't understand what you mean (I usually have it minimized when not in 
>> use). When it is minimized, it's foot print is no bigger than the handles 
>> on the Gnome panel or Kicker. If you don't like it, you can always hide it.
> 
> I must admit that my objections are purely based on the fact that I, for no 
> good reason, simply dislike the way the tabbed shelf looks in comparison with 
> something like the dock. So, this is highly a matter of personal taste, and 
> since most people like it I of course think that it should be kept :)
> 
> What I was trying to say, however, is that e.g. the appicons and minimized 
> windows are positioned underneath the shelf (GW would need to be in full 
> control of the window manager to overcome this I think), and thus it as 
> always fealt "alien" to me, like a large patch of nylon over a smooth silky 
> background. 

Even if I'm the author of this patch of nylon, I must say that I'm agreed with 
you :-)
I use it because it is very functional (and because I don't like the shelf in 
the file viewer window), but the feeel of something alien does exist. 
Does somebody know the behaviour of the openstep tabbed shelf? That is: where 
openstep puts appicons and minimized windows if there is the tabbed shelf?

> It does provide more space and functionality than the dock 
> however.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> fsmunoz
>