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[Petko <pditchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/29/2012 01:14 AM, Nekhelesh wrote:
> On 02/29/2012 12:07 AM, Petko wrote:
> > On 02/29/2012 12:32 AM, Nekhelesh wrote:
> > > @Jonathan Meek, It is not sufficient that the application titles are 
> > > displayed on the top bar since a user would be focussing on the 
> > > application window rather than the top bar. Also it makes sense to 
> > > have all the application titles displayed beneath the application 
> > > window rather than at the top bar where it is displayed only when 
> > > you hover over a window.
> > I think it would be more natural to have them above the scaled app , 
> > otherwise I agree .
> >
> > Oh , something *very* important that I forgot : minimized and 
> > maximized apps . For me it's most logical for minimized apps not to 
> > appear (I know that some people have filed bugs requesting the 
> > opposite) . Currently I think they appear by bug (since they appear 
> > all white) . If there was someone to code that, I would propose to 
> > make it like in MacOS (I've only seen a screen , don't know if it's 
> > so) where minimized apps appear as thumbnails on the bottom. 
> > Unfortunately there aren't many people working on Compiz as far as I 
> > know.
> >
> > Petko
> Oh yeah, I wouldn't mind it to be added above the application window 
> :). And sure it shouldn't show minimized apps. Petko could you 
> summarize all this into 1 proposal?Then either either you or I can 
> submit a bug report.
>
> Nekhelesh
Well there is a bug report about minimized windows . And everything else 
doesn't fit into one bug report (or at least I think every report should 
be separate :? donno) . Here's a summary :


1. Minimized apps shouldn't appear (or should be thumbnails on the bottom) .
2. Make the option to close windows with middle click (in Scale addons) 
a default (after the browsers introduced it for the tabs I think it 
became a standard)
3. Add a "X" like GNOME , so those who don't know about the middle click 
can handle closing
4. Application title above every scaled app.
5. Show icon by default . When there are many windows all of them look 
the same and it's best to have the option ,to show icons in the 
bottom-right of the windows ,selected by default .
6. Change the speed from 1.4 to 4 ? // for testing/discussion

Petko