On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Gregory J. Barlow wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Joey Morris wrote:
> > This may be a ridiculous idea, but I thought I'd throw it out there. What
> > if we made the toolbar and slit separate apps, kinda like bbkeys? Would
> > that be possible, or are they too closely integrated with the window
> > manager to split off on their own? I could be wrong, but I think I
> > remember Brad mentioning something along these lines as his vision for
> > the future of blackbox. Given the current raging debate over the toolbar
> > and slit, now might be a good time to split them.
>
> I do remember this mentioned at one point. I would think keeping the slit
> as part of the wm would be necessary, but I dont see why the toolbar
> couldnt just be written as a tool similar to bbpager. The only thing
> which might pose a problem would be getting window titles; I dont know how
> hard that would be. If this were to be implemented, I think it would be
> good if slits could exist in more than one location, so that the toolbar,
> if split off from blackbox, could be on the screen in a separate location
> from other slit apps. I personally like the toolbar, but would not mind
> seeing it in a more flexible form.
I still prefer blackbox toolbar and slit to stay the way they are, but if is
has to change, this would be a nice sollution. Make a felxible toolbar in
which the user can add the functionality he/she wants.
John Kennis
