I created a bug concerning this: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650045
2011/5/9 Dokuro <[email protected]>: > i believe this is a good idea! +1 > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Florian Kuhnt <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello guys! >> >> Inspired by "Starting an app on another workspace" I got some ideas. >> The following should be understood as design ideas without any idea of >> how to implement them. >> >> At the moment you can drag an application to a target workspace and >> then you have to wait until the application is loaded and the main >> window appears before you can do further adjustments to the >> application window's size and position. Introducing a dummy window >> could solve this and would bring some further improvements. >> >> >> These would be: >> >> * The dummy window (DW) >> As soon as the application icon is dropped a dummy window (DW) >> appears. It has window decorations, close button and maybe a large >> icon of the application as a place holder in the main area. >> >> * Visual feedback >> From initiating the application start until the actual application >> appears, there is highly visible feedback saying "this application >> window will soon appear here on this workspace". (Even better than the >> dummy task-button in the taskbar of other OSs. ;-)) >> >> * Resizing >> The DW has the size the application had before closing. It can be >> resized and repositioned before the actual application is loaded. If >> the "old size" is not available a standard size will be used. >> >> * Abort loading >> The application loading could be aborted before the main window >> appears. Very useful when accidently starting a very large >> application. >> >> * Failing >> If the application fails to start, a message appears in the DW's main >> window. Maybe "retry", "console output" or other useful stuff can be >> offered. >> >> * Workspace handling >> If the application is dragged to the empty workspace the DW can set >> the workspace to be used and initiate creating a new empty workspace. >> >> >> What do you think about these ideas? >> Are there some drawbacks in a matter of design? >> Is there already some work/thinking going on into this direction? >> >> Any comments would be appreciated. >> _______________________________________________ >> gnome-shell-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list >> > > > > -- > No necesito anti-virus por que uso un buen sistema GNU/Linux, libre y gratis! > I need no anti-virus, I use a GNU/Linux, a Free Operative System! > Je necesite pas de anti-virus, parce que j'utilice a GNU/Linux OS > completment libre! > _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
