unity panel make sticky
Johnny Rosenberg
gurus.knugum at gmail.com
Mon Oct 24 16:50:55 UTC 2011
2011/10/23 Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>:
> On 23 October 2011 22:05, Johnny Rosenberg <gurus.knugum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2011/10/23 Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>:
>>> On 23 October 2011 20:41, Bruce Pieterse <octoquadza at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Sun 23 Oct 2011 21:23:14 SAST, Colin Law wrote:
>>>>> ...
>>>>> The menu itself is hidden at the moment and does not appear till the
>>>>> mouse is over it, there is no reason why the panel should auto-appear
>>>>> just as quickly as the menu itself appears at the moment, so there
>>>>> would be no additional wait involved.
>>>>>
>>>>> Colin
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> Johnny means using the Gnome 2 option "Autohide" for taskbars where the
>>>> panel is hidden. When the mouse is pointing to the first top pixel it will
>>>> show the taskbar again.
>>>
>>> I know that, I was just making the point that there is no conceptual
>>> reason that the panel could not appear just as quickly as the menu
>>> currently appears on the bar, so no additional wait would be involved.
>>>
>>> Colin
>>
>> I guess my English is really bad (not my native language), because I
>> don't really understand what you are saying here (and maybe this goes
>> the other way around as well).
>>
>> This is how I would like it:
>> We have a launch bar to the left and some kind of panel at the top of
>> the screen, right? When I sometimes say ”the panel”, I mean that top
>> panel, but let's just call it the top panel from now on.
>>
>> Ok, so when no windows are open at the current desktop surface, I can
>> see the launch bar and the top panel. That's fine.
>> Let's say I open a window now, which is NOT maximised. As soon as the
>> windows is open, the launch bar is hidden, but the top bar is still
>> visible. This is where I would like to be able to change the
>> behaviour.
>>
>> When the launch bar is hidden I would like the top panel to be hidden as well.
>> When I move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen, I would like
>> the top panel to appear, but the launch bar to remain hidden.
>> When I move the mouse pointer to the left of the screen, I would like
>> the launch bar to appear. If the top panel also appears, it's OK but
>> would prefer it not to.
>> I would also like the launch bar to be moveable, so I can have it at
>> the bottom of the screen, for instance.
>>
>> If I work with several not maximised windows at the same time at the
>> same desktop surface, I don't want the top panel to be in the way for
>> my not maximised windows, that's the only thing I ask for.
>> If a window is maximised, then I don't mind the top panel being visible.
>>
>> The resolution of my Eee PC 900 screen is only 1024 × 600 (or
>> something like that), so I would happily welcome any extra space I can
>> get on the screen. In fact, every extra pixel is very welcome…
>
> I think understood all that, my original comment was intended for
> Bruce who said about the possibility of hiding the top panel, if I
> understood him correctly:
> "That means that every time you wanted to see the menu options, you
> will have to wait for the menu to show from its auto-hide state and
> then select an option. That would be very annoying for me personally."
> My point is that you already have to wait (a very small time) for the
> menu itself to appear on the panel and there is no conceptual reason
> why the hidden top panel could not re-appear just as quickly.
>
> It often annoys me that we have to wait patiently while things slide
> aesthetically on and off screen or menus fade in and out artistically.
> I have better things to do in life than wait for such things, I would
> prefer them to snap into existence instantaneously so I can get on
> with my work.
>
> Colin
Aaah, ok, then I totally misunderstood you. I just couldn't figure out
what you were trying to say, but I think I got it now. I don't mind
animations, but they should be fast; I don't like to wait too much
either.
Kind regards
Johnny Rosenberg
ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ
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