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[Petko <pditchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/15/2012 10:41 PM, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> > Now, what I propose ,is to have auto-hide show the launcher on the 
> > desktop (if you don't like it being shown in the 15% case - so be it 
> > , just on clear desktop) .
>
> What do you propose to do about the transition when it is showing on 
> the desktop, and an app is maximised. That is the key issue, I don't 
> believe it is soluble, by all means run experiments in a PPA and I'll 
> review the results but as far as speculative design and "can we 
> please" is concerned, the matter is resolved.
>
> Mark
Frankly I don't understand the issue :?

I'm not fully aware of the mechanics but the lumberjack way to do it 
(and how I imagined it when I gave the proposal) involves the existence 
of a "desktop clear" flag or something like that :

-start : normal auto-hide
-when desktop-clear flag is up : show launcher
-when desktop clear flag is down : resume auto-hide

And the extended version of the idea uses the logic of dodge all 
windows, so because I ,still , don't know the mechanics of it all - the 
answer lies within the dodge code . (but I'm not insisting on that 
scenario in no way, for me the 80% of having the launcher on the desktop 
is quite sufficient)

Petko