On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Alexander Volovics wrote: > On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 11:55:42PM +1030, John Kennison wrote: > > > P.S - I personally like the using the workspaces menu, it allows me to > > minimise something and then open it up in a completely different > > workspace & keeps my taskbar clean. > > Then what do you need a taskbar for anyway? It is actually hardly > being used. Only to switch workspaces (but that could be done from > the workspaces menu!) and for date/time (but you could just give the > "date" command in a terminal or use some other date/time icon). > > If you do have the toolbar why not add some (slight) functionality? > And this need not disturb extreem minimalists if 1) it is a compile > time option, and 2) does not add excessively to the code base.
Well, yes for the most part the taskbar provides minimial functionality for me; including switching desktops (when I don't use the keyboard), displaying the date & if needed allowing me to switch between all the active programs on the workspace. However, I do like it there with or without the iconbar patch (F.T.R - I have used the iconbar-patch here & there and have enjoyed it). I never disagreed with your idea of including the taskbar-iconbar-patch into blackbox and I agreed 100% that the idea of an option at compile time was a brillant idea. However, as mentioned in my previous email & above the most important things are that it is not difficult to implement or maintain. > > P.P.S - How does using xv / script with Eterm cause problems?? I'm just > > curious > > I didn't say it caused problems. Just that an extra option to the > blackbox styles settings would be more elegant and slightly easier > for some users. > (And again if this was a compile time option it need not disturb > extreem minimalists very much if it could be done without expanding > the code unreasonably). I refer to your previous email: " It would also be very nice to have the option of setting a background pixmap in the styles definitions next to 'solid', 'mod' and 'gradient'. (and more elegant than using xv or display + some kind of script). Especially for Eterm users like myself. " I never meant to imply that it caused problems, it's nearly 1am in the morning here in Aus and 'cause problems' was not the best choice of words. I understood what you meant, however I fail to see how using that is anymore easier than using either xv or bsetbg in a theme file. My main query was your comment, "Especially for Eterm users like myself". I do not understand that line. Was it supposed to illustrate a certain issue / concern that Eterm was having or to illustrate a level of skills or a taste for a specific program style? That is the main brunt of what my P.P.S was in regards to. > Alexander > -- Regards, John Kennison Bachelor of Business (Management Information Systems)
