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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: New kwin style update
From:       mosfet <mosfet () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2000-09-14 21:18:47
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David Sweet wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Torsten Rahn wrote:
> > Dirk Mueller wrote:
> > > On Mit, 13 Sep 2000, Daniel M. Duley wrote:
> > > > My main thing was that having a round button next to the icon looked
> > > > odd
> >
> > good point.
> >
> > > > (I tried it). But now I'm thinking for sticky perhaps we don't even
> > > > need to have the same round style buttons like the other ones. Perhaps
> > > > it should actually be part of the frame that you "stick down". A little
> > > > bevel next to the icon and title text that looks like part of the
> > > > titlebar itself that you can press down and attach the window to the
> > > > desktop. I think this would be cool :)
> >
> > Sounds good -- but I still have to see it before I can tell you if
> > I like it.
> >
> > Tackat
> >
> > > Dirk
> 
> Or maybe we could give up on the "sticky" analogy and make the button look
> like this:
>          Mode            Look
>          1 desktop        a square centered in the upper left-hand quandrant
> (not in the
> corner)
>          all desktops     a square centered in each quandrant (but not in the
> corners)
> 
> This way the icon mirrors the change that occurs in the pager on kicker (when
> in preview mode).

I'm thinking that when the window is sticky I'll put a small bevel on
the bottom left and right corners ;-)

> 
> FWIW, the pushpin was cool, but I had no idea what it was for until I asked.
> The plus/minus is not more intuitive (in fact, I though that was the minimize
> button at first until I looked really closely and saw that the button next
> door was an arrow -- at 1024x768 on my 14" monitor it's not so obvious).
> 
> Dave
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