This solution was already proposed. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/733349/comments/58
I think that there is nothing more to discusse about this. It's already obvious that the minimize function is a good idea and it's expected by a lot of users. Beside this, IMO, the best solution is already proposed. What we need to do now is wait. The UDS-O will occur this week and I'm almost sure that this will be one of the points of discussion. And I believe this solution will be implemented for Oneiric. 2011/5/8 Evan Huus <eapa...@gmail.com> > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Stefanos A. <stapos...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2011/5/8 Ed Lin <edlin...@gmail.com> > >> > >> I think that's the best implementation of taskbar meats dock offering > >> all functions of both without sacrificing too much. > >> But I'm not sure that's what you after. You are asking for a primary > >> window-centric launcher. That doesn't exist, it's not possible to do > >> without turning the launcher into something else, i.e. back into a > >> taskbar. > > > > Let's attempt to think outside the box for a moment. > > > > The problem: clicking an application icon launches/restores the > application > > in question. Clicking the icon again does *not* minimize the application, > as > > most users would expect coming from the previous version of Ubuntu. > > The current approach: this is a dock, not a taskbar, and thus does not > offer > > window management functions. > > A potential solution: > > - (if application is not launched) click launches application > > - (if a single application window exists) > > - - (if application window is not active/focused) click > raises/maps/focuses > > the window > > - - (new: if application window is active/focused) click minimizes the > > window > > - (if multiple application windows exist) > > - - (if not in expose mode) click activates expose mode > > - - (new: if in expose mode) click minimizes all windows and leaves > expose > > mode > > The two "new:" items form the proposal. The current dock has some minimal > > window management capabilities (raise/map, expose) - this is the simplest > > natural extension to those capabilities (minimize/unmap, remove expose) > to > > achieve the functionality expected by the users. The dock remains an > > application-centric dock, without becoming a window-centric taskbar > hybrid. > > Arguments/comments welcome! > > I quite like it. > > Evan > > _______________________________________________ > 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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