SQP, Thursday 16 January 2014 à 13:29
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Subscription date : 03 July 2010
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Since I use the dock, I tried to find a way to configure it with a "2 blocks setting". One part of the dock on top and the other on the bottom on the left side of the screen. I just need it to work like the behaviour of most panels I know: the free space of the panel in the middle is filled with applications from the taskbar, without anything else moving.
I finally find a way to get this behaviour in the dock with a small change of the panel view. It just give all free space on one of the automatic separator around the taskbar. This gives a more static behaviour to my dock, with only the taskbar area being updated when the number of its icons is changed. I love it.
I think this can be provided with a new option of the panel view in this way:
Extended separators: Configure which separator(s) will benefit from the empty space in the dock
- All separators: free space shared between all separators (current behaviour).
- The automatic separator before taskbar.
- The automatic separator after taskbar.
I would also like to know if I'm the only one with no automatic separators created in panel view when the taskbar is empty (my number of separators change between 3 and 5 depending on my taskbar being empty or not (printed from running dock)). Sounds like a bug. I fixed it for now by creating a real separator at the taskbar position (this added separator is merged with one of the automatic separator when they are here, so my number of separators displayed is 4 or 5, which is normal) |
matttbe, Saturday 18 January 2014 à 14:37
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Subscription date : 24 January 2009
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Hello! And welcome back
Currently, there is no specific option for a separator.
When using the panel view, I can understand that it can be nice to customise the size of these separators: maybe we can also add a new option to use a custom size.
I would also like to know if I'm the only one with no automatic separators created in panel view when the taskbar is empty (my number of separators change between 3 and 5 depending on my taskbar being empty or not (printed from running dock)). Sounds like a bug. About your problem, I'm not using the taskbar in a panel view but yes if we look at the other panels, the taskbar always start from a point and it is expanded on the right/left but not on both sides. |
fabounet, Wednesday 22 January 2014 à 17:08
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Subscription date : 30 November 2007
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my number of separators change between 3 and 5 depending on my taskbar being empty or not
can you describe with some ascii art ?
for instance, I have this config (with x = launcher, a = applet, t = taskbar icon)
axxx _______ xxx _______ aaa
will become:
xxx ___ xxx ___ ttt ___ aaa
(the 2nd separator is now automatic) |
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