Opened 17 years ago
Last modified 10 years ago
#2136 reopened enhancement
Deskbar doesn't have the 'show the desktop' feature
| Reported by: | kaoutsis | Owned by: | nobody |
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| Priority: | normal | Milestone: | Unscheduled |
| Component: | Applications/Deskbar | Version: | |
| Keywords: | Cc: | stashaiku@… | |
| Blocked By: | Blocking: | ||
| Platform: | All |
Description
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.
Change History (9)
comment:1 by , 16 years ago
follow-up: 3 comment:2 by , 16 years ago
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.
follow-up: 4 comment:3 by , 16 years ago
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?
comment:4 by , 16 years ago
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. ;-)
comment:5 by , 15 years ago
| Component: | - General → Applications/Deskbar |
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| Owner: | changed from to |
| Version: | R1/pre-alpha1 |
comment:6 by , 14 years ago
| Cc: | added |
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follow-up: 8 comment:7 by , 10 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Implemented as an input server filter in hrev48729, activate using Ctrl+Cmd+D. Also, unminimize all windows with Shift+Ctrl+Cmd+D
comment:8 by , 10 years ago
comment:9 by , 10 years ago
| Resolution: | fixed |
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| Status: | closed → reopened |
I agree, needs more work. Also needs a Deskbar replicant to activate it and to set the key combo
This would be very handy to have in the Deskbar.
This could be marked [easy]