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Re: Thoughts on Pantheon Hide Mode

 

There was something like this on docky 2.0 no?
On Sep 20, 2012 4:45 PM, "Cassidy James" <c@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Rico (rockstar developer who's been actively helping in the departments of
> Gala and Plank) added a hide mode to our version of Plank that hides it
> when the focused app is maximized (which is set as the default behavior in
> Luna). I've been using this and occasionally run into instances where the
> dock doesn't behave exactly as I would expect, so I've been trying to think
> of some better logic. Here's what I've come up with:
>
>    - Hide when *any* app is maximized *on the current display*.
>
> I think this clarification would resolve some issues I've had, such as:
>
>    - Dock hiding when a window on a different display is focused and
>    maximized.
>    - Dock overlapping maximized windows if the focused window's not
>    maximized.
>
> My question is, would this be desirable? The important thing to remember
> is that the other three modes (no hide, auto hide, intellihide) would
> remain available and unchanged; this is only a question about our
> "Pantheon" hiding mode.
>
> Let me hear your thoughts about this specific hide mode.
>
> Thanks,
> Cassidy James
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