Proposal for a new internal panel-plugin : a "fake" handle

[Alexandre Moreira]

On 6/22/07, Landry Breuil <landry.breuil at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> i'm coming back here with a new version of a previous patch
> (http://foo-projects.org/pipermail/xfce/2007-January/020328.html)
> which was discussed previously here :
> http://foo-projects.org/pipermail/xfce4-dev/2006-September/021354.html
>
> First, the code :
> http://gruiik.info/stuff/handle-internal-panel-plugin.tgz
>

Hey, Landry. Is it working now ? I don't know if it would make it to
official Xfce stuff but I surely would use it.

Is this link you provided good enough to daily use ?

I even thought on writing a fake handle myself, thanks for doing this
before me, then :)

Regards,
Alexandre Moreira
> It's a ripped-off version of separator.c internal plugin, (50 lines of
> effective code) which only shows a "fake" handle. untar it in
> xfce4-panel/plugins, add the dir to plugins/Makefile.am, add the Makefile.am
> to configure.ac, ./autogen.sh && make, you're done (you have to restart
> panel to have the handle drawn, dunno why). No options, no need for a
> dialog.
>
> I know several/some people wanted (on the wiki, on the users ml,..) the
> little dots present in 4.2 back, so let's discuss it :
> - first, only for trunk/, no new features in 4.4.x bugfix branch.. it
> obviously adds only one string for translators in the desktop.in.in file.
> - now, the pros and cons : it adds a new plugin, but it's redundant with
> separator plugin. So, better modify existing separator, and add a
> radiobutton in configuration dialog to either set 'separator' or 'handle'
> (and more strings) ?
> - it "may" confuse users, they have a handle-like, but it can't move the
> panel. Make it a real handle like the ones on panel's sides when floating ?
>
> What to you think about it ?
>
> Landry
>
> ps : i know, i may insist on this feature, but i like to have space between
> items in my panel, and empty space or only little line isn't enough for me
> :)
>
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