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Re: [Ayatana] [Bug 692921] Re: Allow for the panel to be disabled (wishlist)

On Tue, 2010-12-21 at 17:10 +0100, zekopeko wrote:


I think that a decent solution for 11.04 would be to create a
temporary workspace for the fullscreen app so that it shows in the
Expo (Workspace switcher) mode but once the app is un-fullscreen-ed it
would return to the workspace from which it originated (no fancy
animation transitions). Alt-Tab-ing while the fullscreen app is
focused would tab-between workspaces and not applications. If you
alt-tab while a non-fullscreen applications is focused (so you can see
the launcher and the panel) would tab between applications that are
currently open and the fullscreen apps.

they removed ALT+F2, so i'm not even sure they'll keep ALT+TAB.
There must be a quicker way than a combination here..
ALT+TAB through Workspaces is a very sharp idea OTOH, and i think it's still worth dreaming of...



It would be nice if we (and by we I mean people with relevant
skills/knowledge) could finally unite the disparity that exists
between window management (on the current workspace) and workspaces so
that workspaces become part of window management. Gnome-Shell is on a
good path in regards to that.

altogether, window management needs to get back in line with the original goals of desktop linux:
to manage content better.

F11 for Fullscreen Mode
as long as there is no consistent way to go to fullscreen mode, i.e. to use the entire screen real estate for content, people will not get used to entering and leaving fullscreen. F11 stands a good chance i think.
And in return, [Esc] stands a good chance for close-without-quit aka "hide window" or what some prefer to call "minimize" ;)

Close, MaxVert, Fullscreen Mode
in a recent thread, i suggested to add a button to the window controls: fullscreen. This, because many users don't even know what fullscreen mode is, except for in movie players.. they learn it on youtube, where there is a more than obvious "fullscreen" button, and start looking for such a button in totem, vlc etc..

Floating Indicators
One could think of single icons popping up upon transient events top right corner of a fullscreen window, provided i'm not set to "do not disturb".
But the visibility of single icons popping up above whatever content is beneath them is low.
WingPanel is an excellent option here, it would only have to be transparent, and it would have to know when it is above the content area of an application in fullscreen mode.