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

[Landry Breuil]

2007/6/23, Jasper Huijsmans <jasper at xfce.org>:
>
> Hey Landry,
>
> Landry Breuil 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
> >
> > 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 <http://Makefile.am> to configure.ac <http://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
> > <http://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 ?
>
> Well, since you took the time to create this and even looked up the
> history of the discussion, I guess it must be an interesting feature ;-)
>
> I think the most appropriate implementation is to add a 'Separator
> style' option to the existing plugin:
>   - space
>   - separator
>   - handle
>   - dots


That was the other idea.. i was kinda "annoyed" to have a new plugin only
for this :) So, i'll add a dropdown menu in configuration dialog, and patch
the expose event handler. I'll have to look into 4.2 code to mimic the
little dots manually drawn before :)

If you could create an initial patch, I'd be happy to add it to the
> panel. If there already is a patch and I forgot, feel free to point me
> to it ;-)


The previous patch only replaced the line with a handle - it was
quick'n'dirty :)
I'll work on a clean patch for existing separator.c.

Thanks for feedback,
Landry

@alexandre : btw, it works, it's only 50 dumb lines which draws a handle...
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