From kde-usability  Tue Aug 31 23:25:04 2004
From: Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri <gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:25:04 +0000
To: kde-usability
Subject: Re: An alternative to the kde taskbar
Message-Id: <200408312025.04199.gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net>
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On Tuesday 31 August 2004 17:18, Lubos Lunak wrote:
> Dne út 31. srpna 2004 22:07 Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri napsal(a):
> > On Tuesday 31 August 2004 14:51, Lubos Lunak wrote:
> > > Dne út 31. srpna 2004 15:15 Maurizio Colucci napsal(a):
> > > > >  Hmm ... isn't it exactly the point of virtual desktops to help
> > > > > with many windows open? And they let one group windows, which no
> > > > > recent usage feature can provide.
> > > >
> > > > there is the overhead to file windows in the right desktop.
> > >
> > >  Which greatly pays off, and IMHO more than your taskbar. But I agree
> > > there is some overhead, and that's apparently a blocker for many users
> > >
> > > :(. I'm afraid having it code automatically would require a really huge
> > >
> > > neural network.
> >
> > Not really...  If kwin allows me to save the window to some desktop (like
> > windowmaker and many others do) it would be easy to keep the desktop
> > organized in workspaces... {Kmail, Kopete, Akregator} -> networking,
> > {Emacs, konsole} ->development, ...
> >    It's not possible in kde3.2
>
>  Of course it is. First of all session saving keeps windows on their
> virtual desktops, but the thing you probably mean is showing even new
> windows on the desktop assigned to that application - that can be achieved
> using the 'Save window settigs' option in the Alt+F3/Advanced menu (at
> least I think that's the name and location - I don't have 3.2 anymore).
>
>  The 3.2 implementation is not that good though, you can either remember
> all settings or none. In 3.3 you can specify that you want only desktop to
> be affected, e.g. : On any KMail window, Alt+F3/Advanced/Special window
> settings, specify that you want to match only window class (whole
> application), confirm, go to the Geometry tab, activate the desktop entry,
> select how you wish the setting to be applied, and select you favourite
> virtual desktop for all KMail windows. Bingo, done.

Good!

>  That's still not what I'd call code doing it automatically though.

now I see what you mean with automatically.

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