Expand option in tasklist (xfce4-panel, svn)

[Brian J. Tarricone]

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On 1/11/2006 11:09 AM, Jasper Huijsmans wrote:
> Pau Rul·lan Ferragut schreef:
> 
>>	hi people!
>>
>>Today I realized there is an option in the properties of the "Task List"
>>item (in svn trunk xfce4-panel). I wondered that it meant the bar would
>>expand so all the task in the window fit there. But I press the button and
>>nothing changes. 
>>
>>I am missing something?
>>Should I debug it in some way?
>>
>>I did not wanted to fill a bug because perhaps is just my stupidness.
>>
> 
> Hmm. Like stefan said, the option makes the taskbar take all available 
> space, but only if the panel is in full width mode.
> 
> At least this indicates a problem with the wording. Maybe someone has a 
> suggestion? At least I could add a tooltip 'Expand when panel is using 
> the full width of the screen' or something.

Or just "Expand to fill panel".  Which it will always do if the panel
isn't full-width, but oh well.

Actually, look at this from the other side: is there any reason why you
*wouldn't* want the taskbar to fill available panel space?  Here are
some scenarios:

1.  Panel is *not* full width.  Taskbar will behave the same regardless
of the taskbar's "expand" setting.

2.  Panel *is* full-width.  Taskbar is *is* full-width.  Taskbar fills
available panel space.  This makes sense.

3.  Panel *is* full-width.  Taskbar is *not* full-width.  There's a
bunch of blank panel space.

What's the point of #3?  How is #3 any more desirable than #2?  Just
remove it: taskbar behaves as if "expand" in the taskbar's settings is
always checked, and just remove the pref.  Yes, a few people will
complain, but I'd bet a crisp new twenty[0] they're the vast minority.

	-b

[0] In Monopoly money.

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