[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #6296: deskbar 's list of running programs
- From: "stippi" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:52:55 -0000
#6296: deskbar 's list of running programs
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Reporter: khallebal | Owner: stippi
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: User Interface | Version: R1/alpha2
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: All | Blocking:
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Comment (by stippi):
The DeskBar is indeed a menu and behaves like one. The same is true for
the Windows task bar and start button. I think window management has
improved in Windows 7, but the single click feature to bring windows to
front if an app has only one window has certainly irritated me. The
problem is that I expected it to work for example on Firefox with only one
browser window open, but it stops working if the Downloads window happens
to be open as well. I guess I prefer consistent behavior, but I can at
least understand how it works in Windows 7, since it would be a little
silly to require two clicks for bringing the sole window of an application
to the front. Just saying such inconsistent bheavior *is* still
irritating, at least at first.
In another ticket, I have described an idea for a real context menu for
Deskbar entries. It would contain options like "Pin this application to
the Deskbar" and "Launch this application at system start" and so on. The
menu that opens on application entries right now is not and should not be
regarded as context menu. It is just how the Deskbar has always worked and
is consistent with for example the browsing of the Be menu. It is also
functionally equivalent to the Windows 7 task bar entries.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/6296#comment:11>
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