Next version of docky has results window On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 10:22 +0100, Peter Stuifzand wrote: > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 08:15, Kalle Persson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Sorry, that wouldn't work. Docky is entirely different from AWN or > > Cairo-dock in design and behaviour. > > > > /Kalle > > > > > > > > sön 2009-02-22 klockan 16:21 -0800 skrev nicky.7: > >> What about using the graphical part of another dock project and port > >> the feature of gnome-do on it? > >> What about awn? Cairo-dock? > >> Why reinvent the wheel? > >> Nicola > >> > >> On Feb 22, 4:08 am, Jason Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I have decided hence forth to no longer contemplate making Docky a side > >> > dockable Dock. I have come to this conclusion for several reasons and > >> > did not reach it lightly. I admit I put a considerable amount of time > >> > and effort into making this a posibility, but the more I develop Docky > >> > the more I become convinced it will never be workable. > >> > > >> > Unless anyone can provide a very good mockup of how summon mode would > >> > work on a side dock, I do not feel it is worthwhile for me to continue > >> > developing based on the idea that this will some day be possible. > >> > > >> > My main concerns are as follows: > >> > - Summon mode is ugly no matter how I mock it up > >> > - There is LOTS of extra complexity for applets and painting services to > >> > have to deal with a left/right orientation. Adapting between top/bottom > >> > is relatively easy however. > >> > - Most importantly, I now feel that this is having a very large negative > >> > impact on the code of Docky. > >> > > >> > Therefor... I will be branching docky shortly after 0.8.1 and removing > >> > all code dealing with side dock implementation and cleaning up any > >> > interfaces designed with it in mind. After that merge we will close any > >> > feature requests for side dock and pretty much recommend users wishing > >> > for a side dock use the AWN rewrite. > >> > > >> > Jason > >> > > > > > > > Why don't you use one of the other themes to show the launcher? I > think that the launcher of the Docky theme is a bit hard to use, > because the results aren't shown. On the other hand, I like the dock. > So, why not combine the two? Best of both worlds. The side-dockable > Docky would be easier to implement then too, right? > >
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