Re: [rox-users] Automatically update pinboard and panel icons

[Stephen W. <Ste...@ul...>]

Peter Federighi wrote:
> Stephen Watson <stephen <at> kerofin.demon.co.uk> writes:
>
>
>> The design, which ROX inherited from RISC OS, is that the pinboard is
>> static.  If you want dynamic icons, you need to use a panel applet.
>
> Panel applets eat up large amounts of RAM and some (though negligible
> if done correctly) CPU time.

I don't think applets use up that much of the RAM.  A quick check shows almost all of FreeFS is dynamic libraries and therefore shared.

> If you don't mind my asking, what's the reason for choosing this
> design?

The pinboard quickly gets covered by windows.  The panel can be set to not be covered and can automatically bring itself to the front when needed.