On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:57:50 GMT "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> > > it can't. it's a window. just like tray icons. windows cant be > > part of a canvas. 1 window == only 1 systray icon in 1 place. you can't duplicate it for example (well u'd need composite manager, redirection, pixmaps and event emulation/faking). it means the apps creating the icons are NOT alpha aware so u get a solid box. it's a bit of a mess in that regard and just doesn't mesh with e. :( > I think that given the current design of the systray spec, > what we have here is just that, currently, implementing this may > give ugly stuff for many systray-apps.. But I don't think it means > that the concept is a bad one and should not be pursued. > > If the concept is useful, then it could be made to work well > with 'enlightened' systray related apps - there may not be many such > right now, but maybe some will develop soon... :) > > Better to have good with "e-systray-aware-apps" and some > others, but ugly with many others... than nothing at all? that's easy ot invent our own protocol - that's not the point :( people are wanting "gaim" or "skype" to work - they don't want to wait for someone to make a replacement app (which in the skype case may not be possible). the problem is that the protocol is limiting - the implementation of it even more limiting and assumptions made by systray using apps, erroneous (not to mention how incredibly buggy they are when a systray comes and goes - try use trayer or itray - and close trayer and open it again. *IF* apps followed the protocol - the systray icons would go away - then all come back, BUT u will find half the apps will die with x errors, and maybe 10% of them will put their icons back). > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-devel mailing list > enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 裸好多 Tokyo, Japan (東京 日本) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
