On Wed 14 July 2010 10:32:19 pm Chani wrote: > On July 14, 2010 10:26:49 Aaron J. Seigo wrote: > > On July 14, 2010, Marco Martin wrote: > > > i think windows outside of the current activity should be hidden from > > > the taskbar, at least by default. > > > > yes, that makes sense. > > > > > and this must be done in 4.5, > > > > only if it can be done in a way that is sensible. it won't be able to be > > an optional thing because we can't introduce new strings in the 4.5 > > branch, so no configuration UI is possible. so if it is added, it needs > > to absolutely work because it will not only be the default ... it won't > > be able to be turned off. > > honestly, I hadn't planned to make it an option ever. :) > > > that said, i think it may make work well since it's an active user > > selection to associate the window with the activity, and the window won't > > be shown when a different activity is shown. > > > > what will likely end up becoming a requirement, however, is a way to show > > windows in other activities so that a person may find "that krita window > > i had open ..." without switching to every activity manually. that > > sounds a bit more like something for 4.6, though. > > true; I tend to lose windows even just with vdesktops :) logging out > properly has become far more tedious now that I need to remember to check > all desktops *and* all activities for unsaved work and session-unfriendly > apps.
There's a runner for that, no? :p Of course I'd be interested in knowing who knows to use krunner, among 'regular' users.... > > > otherwise will cause another ser revolt. > > > > a user revolt because the windows are shown in the taskbar? seriously? > > > > will some people complain? sure. will some throw tomatos at us because of > > it? sure, but those people will do that no matter what we do: they are > > just looking for an excuse. (and for that reason i have ~zero interest in > > and respect for them.) let's make decisions that make sense on their own > > merit, not because the "peasants are revolting!". > > +1 -- Ryan Rix == http://hackersramblings.wordpress.com | http://rix.si/ == == http://rix.si/page/contact/ if you need a word == _______________________________________________ Plasma-devel mailing list Plasma-devel@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/plasma-devel