Sorry, but there is still a BUTTON on Windows 7 for that, just not with an icon on it... the right most portion of the start bar, past even the clock/date, if you hover it show a "preview" of the desktop making the windows transperant, if you click, you get them all minimized (i.e. the desktop)
2011/11/17 John Lea <681...@bugs.launchpad.net> > ** Tags added: udp > > ** Description changed: > > Keyboard shortcut to minimise all windows required. > > Description: > > Ubuntu used to have a button on the bottom left corner of the screen > that minimised all windows. This button was equivalent to a button that > used to exist in MS Windows prior to the advent of Vista/Windows 7. In > Unity this button has been removed, however a 'minimise all' function is > still useful to allow users to go directly to their desktop. > > Competitive analysis: > > Minimise all windows functionality in other operating systems. > > Windows 2000 & Windows XP: Button on desktop and "Windows Logo+D" key > combination > Window 7: "Windows Logo + D" key combination only > OSX: "Option-Command-M" Key combination only > > Change request: > > - 1) Implement a "Super+D" keyboard shortcut to minimise all windows. > - > - 2) Create a small application that when clicked minimises all windows. > + - Create a small application that when clicked minimises all windows. > Users who would like a 'minimise all windows' button can then add this > - application to their launcher. > + application to their launcher. This app will not be in the Launcher by > + default. > > ** Changed in: unity > Status: Fix Released => Confirmed > > ** Changed in: ayatana-design > Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed > > ** Changed in: ayatana-design > Status: Fix Committed => Triaged > > ** Changed in: ayatana-design > Assignee: (unassigned) => John Lea (johnlea) > > ** Summary changed: > > - Add "show me the desktop" keyboard or Unity dock shortcut > + Build "show me the desktop" mini-app that adds a show desktop button to > Launcher > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (758468). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/681348 > > Title: > Build "show me the desktop" mini-app that adds a show desktop button > to Launcher > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/681348/+subscriptions > -- Fábio Leitão ..-. .- -... .. --- .-.. . .. - .- --- ...-.- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/681348 Title: Build "show me the desktop" mini-app that adds a show desktop button to Launcher To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/681348/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
