Re: [Ayatana] Allowing windows to move past launchers

[Jason Smith <jason.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lovely concept. I think it would make positioning windows near the
launcher less frustrating.

On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 18:14 +0000, Mark Shuttleworth 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> Mark
> 

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