FAI details

[Matthew Woehlke]

Maciej Pilichowski wrote:
> Matthew Woehlke wrote:
>> Possible options: 
>  
>> Show scrollbars (when needed) and allow windows to be moved outside
>> the visible area. This is arguably the much-requested "virtual
>> desktop" feature if applied to the root container.  
> 
> I didn't realize that possibility and I am great fan of implementing 
> virtual desktops (grid of desktops). I am anti-fan of scrollbars :-DD 
> but in order to get moving I would put this not an option, but as it 
> is (and remove note above windows being pushed on resize). 
> 
> I hope that in future scrollbars could be removed and the desktop 
> itself could be dragged (or any other UI to scroll it).
> 
> Ok to do the changes?

Well, TBH I rather like the idea of no scrollbars in FAI containers :-). 
(And yes, I imagine we would /have/ to have some solution that isn't 
scrollbars for scrollable root window.)

I vote leave it as-is and see how it goes over when trying to actually 
program it. But it's not a strong preference.

That reminds me, I don't know how explicitly it is written out anywhere 
either way, but are you okay with being able to change root container 
type per-desktop?

>> Have a mini-panel in FAI containers? (Is it possible to integrate
>> with plasma for this?)  
> 
> I don't know but it would be great if you ask me.

It's meant for discussion, that's why it is in green. (I think I pointed 
these out as discussion points somewhere? Apologies if it wasn't as 
obvious as it could have been.)

So what are your thoughts?

>> "Minimized" windows' title bars are moved to the bottom of the
>> container?  
> 
> Well, if panel could be possible for FAI then we could change the 
> description of minimize-to-shadow, so this would be non-existent.
> 
> If not -- I don't have opinion of this one.

Okay.

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