[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #14760: [Deskbar] Do not show Tracker when no Tracker windows are open
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- Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:52:24 -0000
#14760: [Deskbar] Do not show Tracker when no Tracker windows are open
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Reporter: NullAndVoid | Owner: jscipione
Type: enhancement | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone: Unscheduled
Component: Applications/Deskbar | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: invalid | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Comment (by NullAndVoid):
Replying to [comment:3 waddlesplash]:
No, it's displayed there because it does have a "window" -- the Desktop
is drawn by Tracker. You can't interact with that as a normal window, so
it doesn't show up in the list.
If Tracker actually crashed then it would be restarted automatically.
But if a replicant locked up or something like that, you may need or want
to restart Tracker manually, and the Vulcan Death Grip is the easiest way
to accomplish that.
Is it necessary to always have Tracker in Deskbar, or is it just an
convenience? Meaning, if Tracker was not in Deskbar and it crashed, is the
user screwed or not?
I suggested to simply add an option so that the user can decide their
preferred behavior, similarly to how spatial/single-window mode is
configurable in Tracker.
Replying to [comment:4 jscipione]:
I do think this comes from a misunderstanding of how apps work on Haiku.
Like on Mac OS but not Windows, applications can be running even without
any windows open and live in the Deskbar. Tracker is always running
therefore always gets a Deskbar entry. If you kill Tracker it will
automatically be reloaded by the launch daemon. One change that results
from killing Tracker is that Tracker will get sorted differently unless
you have the Deskbar preference "Tracker always first" or "Sort running
applications" turned on.
I understand that, but I can not make the connection to have always have
Tracker in Deskbar just because it is always running.
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