On Friday 08 August 2003 01:56, Anarky wrote: > I would love it if blackbox showed what was currently loading and > that it was loading via an animated mouse cursor. My computer isn't > flash fast ... and at times I was wondering if something was loading. > I'd think it would be nice if the mouse did some animation when things > were loading ... and even better, if there was some place (like the > slit) where I could see a list of programs (even just one) in loading .. > and maybe if they didn't start or left junk behind I could kill them > from there. > greets,
KDE can accomplish this with its own apps but not with just any app. The reason for this is much the same as for the reason why blackbox can not ensure that a window opens on the workspace where it was started. So, you start an app from the menu. Blackbox happily spawns that process. At this point it FORGETS about the new process and goes on its merry way. Sometime later (one hopes) the launched app appears by mapping its window(s). In X there is *NO* way to tie that new window to the process spawned moments earlier. The free desktop group (where the netwm spec came from) have a draft spec that attempts to solve this problem. However, it will only work with apps which support it. KDE implemented this before the spec so they have to retool their programs. To my knowledge GNOME has not fully implemented it yet. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://asgardsrealm.net/lurker/splash/index.html Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
