On 8/24/07, Martin Dietze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > having got Etoile running and being brave I have now decided > to have a go and temporarily replace WindowMaker by Etoile as > my desktop environment for my daily work. Knowing perfectly > well that the software is still in a very early state I do > not expect much, and what I see actually looks already very > good to me. Still there's a number of questions (the answers > may look much like "yes", "no", "later"): >
First all, AZDock is more an experimental thing. The behavior is not decided yet. > - Can I remove icons from the dock? Nope. > - Can I configure icons for applications in the dock? Nope, it get icon from application straight. If you see a big question mark, it means applications doen't supply one. We do have bug reports that some modern applications still have no icons. I would say it is probably a bug somewhere. > - Can I configure the sorting order of the icons in the dock? Nope. It is based how often an application is launched. If you see the AZDock in your user defaults, you will find the counter to change the order. > - Can I keep the dock from growing beyond my screen's > dimensions? Nope. It is a bug and I plan to fix it. > - Do you plan to allow setting the dock up to a MacOS-like > horizontal layout? Yes, but not well tested. 'defaults write AZDock DockPosition 2' See README in AZDock. > - Can I increase the number of virtual desktops (how)? See README in Azalea. 'defaults write Azalea DesktopNumber 4' If not working, it is a bug. > - Can I configure the hotkey used by AZSwitch (how)? See README in AZSwitch. If not working, it is a bug. > - Will there be an integration into the SystemPreferences > panel? I don't know. I personally like to, but it is not decided yet. > - Is there a source of information on how I can configure the > applications shipping with Etoile (I would not mind hacking > my GNUstep/Defaults/.GNUstepDefaults if necessary)? I > already figured out the openbox stuff for Azalea, but the > other apps still seem a mystery to me :) Well, if you are lucky, it is in README. :) If not, you can look at the source code or ask on maillist or SILC. > - Is there a way I can get a desktop menu containing apps to > launch (like in WindowMaker), ideally using a keyboard > hotkey? The openbox menus seem to be suppressed in some way. > Nope. That is also not decided yet. There is a LaunchBox in -trunk which you can play. Another option is using OuterSpace, but it may be too big for that. Yen-Ju > I must say I am excited about the idea of combining the GNUstep > API with the idea of a Mac-like UI, and though I might switch > back to WindowMaker after a while, this will only be because at > this early stage there still seem to be a few things missing > which I consider very important. Great work! > > Cheers, > > Martin > > -- > ----------- / http://herbert.the-little-red-haired-girl.org / ------------- > =+= > (9) For all resources, whatever it is, you need more. > ---RFC 1925 "The Twelve Networking Truths" > > _______________________________________________ > Etoile-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/etoile-discuss > _______________________________________________ Etoile-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/etoile-discuss
