Panel Redesign [Was: Re: About the clock updates]

[Biju Chacko]

On 26 Sep 2002 11:42:52 +0200, Olivier Fourdan wrote:

> Hi Botsie,
> 
> I have another idea to simplify things. Drop the concept of left-side
> > and right-side. Make the panel an array of Panel Items. The
> > properties of Panel Items:
> > 	* Are implemented as builtins or plugins
> > 	* Can specify whether they want an associated popup
> > 	* Default Types of Panel Items:
> > 		- Icon (allows popups)
> > 		- Desktop Buttons (doesn't allow popups)
> > 		- Clock, Trash, MailCheck, etc.
> An array or a list. preferably a list (no limitation in size)

Actually I meant 'array' in the physical sense not the the data
structure sense. I meant that the panel just becomes a single row or
column of PanelObjects.

A minor by-product of this scheme is the possibility of switching off
popups. I tend to have more icons than popups -- I could just switch off
the empty ones.

Looks like Eugenia's vision is coming closer to reality.

-- b

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