Feature request (it might be in already)

[James Tappin]

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:08:19 -0000
"Brian Skreeg" <mongrol at btinternet.com> wrote:

BS> First off I`d like to thank the efforts of the dev team. XFCE4 is
BS> shaping up to be just what Linux needs. An lean fast and modern DE
BS> with eyecandy, speed and usability. It's got the "good" without the
BS> bloat. There is a couple of things I find awkward and it's enough to
BS> stop me using it.
BS> 
BS> 1) Panel Autohide.
BS> 2) Panel OnTop
BS> 3) Removal of panel from the alt-tab list
BS> 
BS> At the moment a maximised app covers the panel. Luckily I can
BS> alt-tab back to it but this is intrusive and distracts focus from
BS> the productivity apps to the panel. The panel should be an extension
BS> of "me", it should not attract my focus like a separate item.
BS> Autohide with OnTop and removing it from the Alt-tab list would be a
BS> worthwhile option. If this is in already I apologise and I've just
BS> missed it somewhere. If not, is it planned?

You can put the panel on top (just choose layer top in the panel
config). It's also posisble to set the margins so that maximized apps
stop just short of the panel (you'll need to tweak the values until its
the right size margin for your panel size).

James

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