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List:       kwin
Subject:    Re: Fwd: Project: Window tabbing
From:       Jorge Mata <matamax123 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2009-03-11 4:39:32
Message-ID: 49B74084.4030103 () gmail ! com
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Hi

I've been thinking about the project and have some questions.

For grouping windows it should be with the mouse like dragging a window
to another, a menu to display add/remove from group options, or both?

When grouping windows what should happen whit a window in full screen
mode like a video play back and a smaller window?

In the task bar communication and when switching windows with alt-tab
you mind something like display only the current window or all the
windows in the group?

I downloaded kwin's code and start to read it so I can get some ideas
about the implementation, is there something I should do to prepare
myself for the project?

Thanks.

Lucas Murray wrote:
> Forwarding this message to the mailing list as it is useful for other
> people as well.
> 
> Tasks would involve something along the lines of:
> - Grouping windows together.
> - Sending the group list to the decoration (Requires API additions).
> - Decoration displays the list somehow and then sends signals back to
> KWin core if the user wants to change tabs. This means it's entirely
> up to the decoration on how to display the list, they can display tabs
> side-by-side, they can create a menu or even do something completely
> unheard of and it won't matter to KWin.
> - KWin should automatically resize all windows to be the same size,
> this means that size hints of each individual window should be
> considered (Don't allow the group to be resized smaller than the
> largest minimum size hint, etc.).
> - Maybe some sort of communication with the taskbar in general? No
> idea, haven't thought of it.
> - Desktop effect hooks so we can do fancy things when the user
> switches tabs. ^_^


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