Deskbar doesn't have the 'show the desktop' feature

[kaoutsis]

When there are plenty of open windows on the desktop, sometimes is useful to have a button in the deskbar, in order to show the desktop at once, when for example a file have been downloaded to the desktop.

[richienyhus]

This would be very handy to have in the Deskbar.

This could be marked [easy]

[mmlr]

Not sure this is really needed. We have workspaces that really easily allow you to just switch to one where you don't have as many windows open. Minimizing all windows seems like a pretty non-straight forward way to implement that in the light of workspaces IMHO.

[kaoutsis]

Replying to mmlr:

Not sure this is really needed. We have workspaces that really easily allow you to just switch to one where you don't have as many windows open. Minimizing all windows seems like a pretty non-straight forward way to implement that in the light of workspaces IMHO.

Generally, you are right, but habits are here to stay:) How about this button minimizing only the windows of the current workspace?

[siarzhuk]

Replying to kaoutsis:

Generally, you are right, but habits are here to stay:) How about this button minimizing only the windows of the current workspace?

I always thought that this "crutch" is vital for Windows because Explorer has no multi-desktop switching possibility. But this the Explorer problem not a Tracker/Deskbar problem. I don't think that we should solve foreign problems. From other side it is a not good idea to encourage bad habits. In my opinion, minimalistic design of Tracker/Deskbar stimulate user to cultivate good skills. ;-)