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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Minimizing fullscreens: not possible or bug?
From:       Lubos Lunak <l.lunak () sh ! cvut ! cz>
Date:       2002-05-27 19:00:25
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On Monday 27 May 2002 20:43, Tim Jansen wrote:
> On Monday 27 May 2002 20:00, Lubos Lunak wrote:
> > > Any idea of a work-around so i can minimize fullscreen widgets?
> >
> >  Don't minimize them ;) ? What's the point of a minimized fullscreen
> > window anyway?
>
> It's for a VNC client. When you are connecting to a computer with the same
> or a higher resolution than yours you probably want to use it in
> fullscreen. If you then want to switch to your regular desktop it is quite
> handy to minimize it and get your fullscreen back with a single click. The
> alternative is to get from fullscreen to window'd mode, put the vnc window
> in the background by clicking on another app, do whatever you want on your
> regular desktop, then click the vnc window back to foreground and switch
> back to fullscreen.

 ( An obvious and the simplest alternative is of course using also those 
virtual desktops marked 2, 3, ... ).

>
> > Cancel their fullscreen state before minimizing in the app
>
> Yes, but the problem is: i need a notification when the window is
> de-minimized. Is there one?

 QWidget::event() and ShowNormal/ShowMinimized might help, until the problem 
is fixed or it's found out why it works for me and not for you.

>
> >(as the whole desktop is obscured by the window, so the user can't
> > minimize them with e.g. the taskbar)?
>
> I have a special toolbar in fullscreen mode (the concept has been
> 'borrowed' from the windows terminal services client).


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 Lubos Lunak
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