Questions for the Panel

[Ken Moffat]

Bernhard Walle wrote:

>On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 at 14:50 (+0530), Biju Chacko wrote:
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>>On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 10:39:13 +0200, Bernhard Walle wrote:
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>>>I just downloaded xfce4 (debian unstable version) and I'm very
>>>impressed: looks good, easy to use and quick.
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>>>But there are a few things that I don't like:
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>>>1. If I click on the desktop switcher in the panel, the panel is
>>>focused so
>>>   I have to re-focus the window I want to work. Is there any
>>>   possibility to change this?
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>>This is a known issue. It's not exactly a bug so there's no plans right
>>now to fix it. 
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>>The work around is to use the mouse wheel or keyboard
>>shortcuts to change desktops.
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>... or the pager in the taskbar, I know. But why is it not possible to
>let the user choose if he wants to re-focus the `desktop' after clicking
>on a desktop button?
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>>>2. The placement of new windows is that they can cover the panel. Is
>>>   there any possibility to make the panel shrinking the workspace?
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>>Yes. You can define margins. It's in the preference manager somewhere.
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>Oh, thanks. But that does not work for the `Run program' dialog. :-(
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>Gruss,
>Bernhard
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Try 'Settings' 'XFCE Panel'; set the layer to normal or bottom instead 
of top.

-- 
Ken