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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Improved kicker hiding
From:       m_elter () t-online ! de (Matthias Elter)
Date:       2002-01-05 18:39:04
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John Firebaugh wrote:

> I have implemented a new hide behavior for kicker: "Into 
> Background". In this mode, kicker is not an always-on-top window. Instead, it 
> is covered by other windows. It may be brought to the front by hitting the 
> edge of the screen in a configurable hot-spot. This feature is not in the 
> planned feature list, but I would like to see it go in before 3.0 as it is a 
> requested feature, and quite useful IMHO. Try this configuration: external 
> taskbar on the right, aligned at the top, in background hiding mode, with 
> unhiding triggered by the upper-right corner. Doesn't take the screen 
> real-estate of a visible panel, yet much less likely to unhide when you don't 
> need it.
> 
> One known bug: when a panel in background-hide mode is unhidden, clicking in 
> the active window doesn't raise it above the panel again. This requires a fix 
> in kwin.
> 
> I tried sending this mail with the patch attached, but as it required changes 
> to some .ui files that made the diff 100+KB, it was rejected by the moderator. 
> If you would like to test it out, please email me privately and I will send 
> you the patch.


Can you send me the patch please? :-)

Greetings,
Matthias





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