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[David Siegel <david.siegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Also, window positions in the window list are apparently arbitrary and
therefore undependable.

Luke, thank you for the excellent description of your use case.

David

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Luke Benstead <kazade@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 17 May 2010 11:40, David Siegel <david.siegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> More specifically, I'm interested in why people use minimize-to-tray
>> instead of regular minimize. My suspicion is that it's easier to
>> recall minimized windows by clicking on indicators than by clicking on
>> the window list.
>>
>> If a window "minimizes to tray" instead of closing when the Close
>> button is clicked, this just means that Close has become another
>> Minimize button, and the tray has become another window list. Ugly!
>
> Like I said, I believe it's simply down to lack of space. The default
> window-switcher is rubbish with many windows and truncates titles
> quite quickly. Using a dock that uses icons like dockbarx, (which
> groups by application and shows full window titles in the apps window
> list on hover), I can run my email client, music player etc. minimized
> and it doesn't get in my way. Without dockbarx and I start using
> minimize to tray for those apps because it clutters the window list.
> Most of the feedback from my other Ayatana thread "Is it time to kill
> minimize to tray?" seems to indicate other users agree.
>
> Luke.
>