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[Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > 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
> 

Good points. would looks similar to this.
http://cdn.cbsi.com.au/story_media/339285097/kde-gets-new-vista-mac-bling_2.jpg

just needs the close buttons. Highlighting on hover is also good to have.


> Petko
> 
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