Why design matters

[RD]

You are correct - I stand corrected. I will remember that. Thank you.

On 07/25/2015 04:22 PM, Patrik Bubák wrote:
> We're talking symmetry here. Problem with that is no element will 
> maintain its position if you put other elements on either side.
>
> Try it:
>
>     - create an empty panel
>     - put the clock in its centre as you said
>     - now start adding elements from either the left or the right only
>     - watch how the supposedly centred item moves and doesn't maintain
>     a fixed position aligned with the screen
>
>
> While it will try to stay even with the elements themselves and 
> maintain empty space on both sides, it won't be centred across the 
> panel in alignment with the centre of the screen any more.
>
> On Sat, 2015-07-25 at 15:55 -0400, Rich Dennis wrote:
>> That can already be done easily - put the xfcw4 clock plugin on the 
>> panel - separators on either side of it expand them. Clock is centered.
>>
>> On Jul 25, 2015 2:20 PM, "adlo" <adloconwy at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:adloconwy at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     On 25 Jul 2015, at 12:42, Simon Steinbeiß <simon at xfce.org
>>     <mailto:simon at xfce.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     >>       - allow for fixed positions in centres of panels and
>>     windows.
>>     >>        (Ever felt like you want to centre some things on your
>>     desktop
>>     >>        but can't get them quite in the position you want? Again, a
>>     >>        minor detail that counts.)
>>     >
>>     > I'm not 100% sure what you're referring to here. Is this about
>>     window positioning or about the positioning of items within the
>>     panel? If it's about the latter, that would be a nice feature
>>
>>     The ability to centre items in the panel would be a very nice
>>     feature. For example, you could have the clock in the centre, a
>>     bit like GNOME Shell.
>>
>>     Regards
>>
>>     adlo
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