Re: [Ayatana] Allowing windows to move past launchers

[Sam Spilsbury <smspillaz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 2:14 AM, Mark Shuttleworth <mark@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 09/12/10 17:43, Sam Spilsbury wrote:
>> My idea was this:
>>
>> 1) On the intellihide case:
>> [...]
>> -> When resizing a window, if the resize border touches the launcher,
>> it goes away, easy
>
> I'd like to see a proximity "push" in this case. When the window is
> brought "close" to the launcher, we start to "push" the launcher away.
> Say, when the edge of the window is 10px from the launcher, we start to
> move the launcher 1px for each 2px it approaches. When the window gets
> to the point where it would have touched the launcher, the launcher goes
> away.
>

This is easy to implement in compiz.

> I think this would feel a little more organic and real than the current
> "insta-trigger". The px values might best be shared with the notify-osd
> proximity-effect fade boundary too.
>
>> 2) On the "fixed launcher" case:
>>
>> -> We set the strut property, so no implicit incorrect placement
>> -> On maximization the window does not cover the launcher
>> -> Windows cannot be resized underneath the launcher
>> -> Windows cannot be moved underneath the launcher.
>>
>> The reason for the fourth one is because we have the window buttons on
>> the left - we do not want to have to obscure them  in the case that we
>> move a window.
>
> Let's do some testing with a less rigid interpretation - allow the
> window to be resized or moved so its left edge is under the launcher,
> but make sure it encounters some resistance when it touches, before
> pushing through under the launcher.
>

Right. I'll look into implementing edge resistance for resize as well
in the snap plugin

> Mark
>
>



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Sam Spilsbury