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On Jul 4, 2011, at 10:04 PM, Jerry <bearjercares@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 07/04/2011 05:54 AM, LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> > @Jerry, it may help if you clarify a bit, whether you are trying to
> > drop programs to a "system tray" or just "minimize" them to the
> botom
> > window panel/dock w/o closing them... These two options would have
> > very different paths to take for a resolution and would probably
> limit
> > the "desktop list" you are looking for if it is the former...
> I am referring to being able to dock a program to the panel or system
> tray without closing. I thought that was the definition of
> minimizing. Otherwise, why have a hypen (-) and an X on a window if
> they do exactly the same thing - that is close out the program
> completely? Some programmers make dumb decisions, in my opinion, and I
> can't see how taking away that functionality makes for a cleaner
> desktop. But thanks for the comments on which Linux desktops might do
> what I'm requesting. --Jerry
>
>
Ok, what you are describing (the hypen bit by the X) is minimize. The
system tray is something else different. In addition to switching
desktops, you could also install a different window manager and keep
using the ubuntu classic, thought that is a small step up from just
picking a different desktop env to log into.
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