Sean Cribbs wrote:
> I agree. In my opinion a "taskbar" could mean anything from the Win95
> style taskbar, to Apple's Finder, to the CDE Desktop/application bar to
> the AfterStep docking/menu bar. What I mean is a desktop-level widget
> that provides convenient ways to launch applications, switch between
> virtual desktops, change UI settings, etc.; this widget would be a
> central control for navigating and managing the UI. As far as keeping
> track of which tasks are running, it could simply create a new entry for
> each application launched from one of its menus or a Run box.
A CLI isnt going to have a taskbar, a XUI might not. JADE cant assume
there is a taskbar, if there was a taskbar its only interaction would be
that it uses JADE to get things like the process manager (to create the
list of tasks) so a taskbar is part of the UI and is part of a JADE
plug-UI but is not part of the core JADE its self. also, what if system
y doesnt have Swing? it would need an AWT taskbar. the answer is all the
desktop widgets must be designed via interface.
public interface Taskbar extends DesktopWidget {
//bla bla bla
}
Defaults for building the "default JOS UI" will be implemented in Swing
of course. the best part is a single component could take on more then
one widget function like: "X implements TaskBar, Clock".
infact we should make (abstract?) Swing components of more general use
then extend them for the default UI
JOSTaskBar extends GeneralTaskBar
> The reason why I think it should be a bean container is so that
> applications can "dock" like in the GNOME desktop, or minimize to the
> system tray, like in Windows (although I prefer the former). This way,
> applications that do things like display the system clock, play audio or
> CDs, download files, etc. can make themselves both accessible and
> unobtrusive.
well I dont have any xp with GNOME but Id like something like the system
tray but better and more configurable allright...
Cheers,
DigiGod
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