OS X style dock

[Rob H]

James,
>From what I gather, you're referring to applications
like kopete and kmix.
I'm interested in a more standardised approach such
that every application can behave in that way.
It might sound crazy, but OS X does it in an excellent
way. Think the 'system tray' icons replacing the 'task
bar' (excusing the use of windows terms)

OS X takes a little getting used to when going from
windows or kde because of this functionality. I
believe this is why many people do not like it. They
often have not used it enough to get used to it.

cheers,
Rob

 --- James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj at acm.org> wrote: > 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.
> 
> --
> JRT
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