linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Reply on Minimizing to Panel

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Reply on Minimizing to Panel

Thanks for getting me thinking about this... I'd like to take a spare MOTO V360 flip phone, and see if I can install Damn Small Linux 3.3 + the Ratpoison window manager. (I've seen MS-DOS set up on the V360 before, so I am sure it can be done!).

BTW, Jerry, try out Joe's Window Manager for an absolutely minimal experience that allows you to 'minimize' stuff to a bar at the bottom of the screen. Damn Small Linux is bundled with both Fluxbox and JWM, and you can choose either X-window.

Cheers,

-Martin.

--- On Tue, 7/5/11, Roy <linuxcanuck@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Roy <linuxcanuck@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Reply on Minimizing to Panel
To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 8:50 AM

I agree with your sentiments about developer decisions, but they are not
thinking about our type of user. They are thinking about people with smaller
screens, touch screens and people used to smart phones which is the growing
demographic. My type (and yours) is shrinking. :(

Roy

Using Kubuntu 11.04, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 4 July 2011 23:04, Jerry <bearjercares@gmail.com> wrote:

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> 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
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