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[Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Gormaengda

On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 12:02, gormaengda <gormaengda@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Here is a good idea to get rid of the bottom panel without losing
> functionality.
>
> Replace the minimize button on the metacity title bar with a "push down"
> button that pushes the window down to the bottom, under all other open
> windows.
> Think about it. What's the point of minimizing a window to the panel, if
> later you have to click it again to make it visible? Instead, leave the
> window open.
>
> If you have a lot of windows on top of each other, repeatedly clicking the
> "push down" button will let you cycle through all these windows, creating a
> more natural work flow.
> If you have two windows open, this button lets you alternate between these
> two windows.
>
> One could take this one step further: As soon as three or more windows are
> open, an extra "push 1 down" button appears on the title bar. This pushes
> the window one level down. In this way you can alternate between the top two
> windows. Combined with the "push down" button you can also cycle through
> your windows. So now you have complete (mouse) control of your windows
> without a bottom panel. But of course you can do all of this and also keep
> the bottom panel.

Very nice thinking, i can't see any obvious issues with this for now.
Please choose a more telling name for a thread you start next time, so
people will actually read it.