Dear Giovanni, >>> I propose some kind of active apps/tasks list that is displayed at all >>> times. I get the feeling that the developers want to keep the >>> panel/task bar (whatever it is being called) clutter free, so they are >>> not going to want program names splattered across it. I think the >>> solution would be to have smallish icons of the active apps/tasks >>> displayed next to the activities button. >> Hi and thanks for trying the Shell and reporting. This issue has been >> discussed many times already on this list though, and designers and >> developers don't have the time to answer again an again the same >> concerns. >> >> To be short: it's at the core or the Shell's design to work with the >> overview rather than an application list. Though the Shell has a support >> for optional extensions, so if somebody steps in and provides an >> application list extension, this feature will be available for people >> who feel the need for it. But not by default. > > I managed to write something that, while looking similar to the > Application pane in the overview, offers rapid window management, > without zooming in and out and without moving the previously active > window, if only for a second. A dock, if you prefer. > Differently from AWN and Docky, though, this uses Shell's own window > management facilities, so should have the same behaviour in edge cases > (like windows with incorrect class, loader windows, windows with no > title, windows that cannot be mapped to an active application, etc.), > to get an overall consistent experience. > You can find it at > http://ilmagazzino.altervista.org/personal/activeapps_scampa.giovanni.gmail.com.tar.gz > (replace _ with @ after download)
Could you perhaps leave us a note how to integrate/use it? -- Greets Marcus _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
