OS X style dock

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There are several OS-X look alikes on kde-look.org.  I tried out some and didn;t like any of them, but I don't like OSX either so that may be why :)



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj at acm.org>
Reply-To: kde at mail.kde.org
Date:  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:26:40 -0700

>Rob H wrote:
>> Hi,
>> What do other people think about having optional OS X
>> style dock behaviour in KDE?
>> 
>> In OS X, when you close all the windows of an
>> application, the application itself does not usually
>> close. The application keeps running and the dock
>> indicates this.
>> To close the application you have to click file|quit,
>> or press mac-q.
>> 
>> I propose an option to enable this functionality in
>> KDE.
>> 
>> If the option is disabled, applications will cease
>> running when all windows have been closed.
>> 
>> If the option is enabled, any applications that have
>> been appropriately modified will continue to run when
>> all its windows have been closed. Clicking the
>> appropriate icon on the panel would create a new
>> window for the application.
>> 
>> If an application has not been appropriately modified,
>> the application should cease running when all windows
>> are closed. OS X does this.
>> 
>> I believe that this dock behaviour is one of the great
>> strengths of OS X.
>> 
>> I'm interested in views others may have. If you reply,
>> please indicate your level of experience with OS X.
>> 
>> Where are feature requests generally discussed?
>
>I think that KDE already has this feature.  At least there are already 
>applications that work this way.
>
>Such issues are often discussed on: kde-usability or kde-quality.
>
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>JRT
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