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[SorinN <nemes.sorin@xxxxxxxxx>]

the fact is that I am only PHP / ACTIONSCRIPT  guy - so I don't know
well about GTK
but should be easy to create another application called DESKTOP
MANAGER - based on FILEMANAGER
which would have separate settings for desktop items (icons / panels /
etc) - that mean the desktop could be easy to manage without affecting
some settings on the filemanager - ( icon size for example )



2012/7/19 Georgi Karavasilev <motorslav@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Oh I am a die hard Marlin fanboy, so if the call was up to me I would have
> went with Marlin :)
> Anyway, why I think Marlin should draw the desktop is because the current
> implementation of the panel shadow depends on the file manager drawing the
> desktop. Disable the desktop drawing from gnome-tweak-tool and you have no
> panel shadow. Also, if I remember correctly, disabling that will also
> disable the ability of opening the Dash with pressing super (a.k.a. Windows
> key) and possibly more keyboard shortcuts. Last, but not least having no
> file manager to draw the desktop means that there will be no desktop icons.
> Marlin dev - am-monkeyd is a great guy to talk with, and he will be open to
> talk about contributions to Marlin :)



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Nemes Ioan Sorin