I really this idea. I have seen many poeple complaining about the "minimize" issue. I have converted(since a way long) a friend and yesterday he asked if I know a way to enable this feature. I too am affected by this issue. It would be good if 11.10 get this implemented. On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Mehdi Fattahi <mah....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Now that the traditional taskbar has gone away, I have two options for > managing windows: > > 1- Using Keyboard shortcuts > Downside: Many people are more comfortable using mouse > > 2-Using the launcher: > Downside: It's not a full-fledged taskbar, clicking on icons for open > windows doesn't minimize them. They say the launcher is NOT MEANT to be a > taskbar. > > OK. I can use the compiz "scale" plugin too, but it's somehow annoying > because you fell getting lost for one moment, your window is gone and you > have to bring it back. The whole screen changes and this is not good. > > My idea is that a "Tasks" button should be added to the launcher. When > clicked, it shows a bubble containing thumbnail previews of open windows. > The behavior is like "scale" but inside the bubble, thus no distraction and > no loss of focus and no desktop flicker. > The tasks button can be configured to show either live previews of windows > or simply icons. Moreover, for minimized windows it will show desaturated > thumbnails or icons. > > Please see the attachment. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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