nanogui: GTK Ideas


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Subject: Re: GTK Ideas
From: Alex Holden ####@####.####
Date: 17 Jun 1999 17:09:02 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9906171801400.21858-100000@www.linuxhacker.org>

On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Jason Scannell wrote:
> What about a CDE/KDE/Gnome style panel instead of a Windows style task
> bar?  Application launching and window selection would have to be

I don't think there's much difference really. One has a button with
"Start" on it, and the other has a button with a picture of a footprint on
it... Both have a menu system that lets you choose applications, both can
embed applets.

> incorporated into the same panel more like Gnome to help save screen
> space.  I have actually drawn some prototypes to see how things would

It's called a chooser. Though keyboard shortcuts are probably more useful,
especially if you're dealing with a touchpad or trackball.

> much screen space, it's too tall.  A handwriting recognition area should
> also be considered in the overall layout.

Handwriting recognition is a seperate issue.

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