Re: [E-devel] E17 in 16:10 environment

[Christopher M. <cpm...@co...>]

On 04/08/2010 04:52 PM, Andreas Volz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm running E17 on my new notebook with a 16:10 (1680x1050) screen. It
> shows the big width doesn't help much applications. So I reordered my
> desktop and moved all shelves to the right and left border. While I did
> this I noticed some problems. Please take a look on this picture:
>
> http://img151.imageshack.us/i/e17169.jpg/
>
> 1) The desktop icons are below the left shelf. I see no possibility to
> move them away. It seems they move back automatic.
>
> 2) The image background tiling for vertical shelves isn't nice. Could
> this be solved in the theme or do I have to modify code?
>
> 3) The taskbar doesn't support vertical shelves. I changed something in
> taskbar before. I don't think it would be a big thing to rewrite it. Or
> do you think it#s possible to solve with theme only?
>
> 4) The tclock module doesn't size up the fonts on a bigger shelf. Maybe
> possible to solve in the theme. Any ideas?
>
TClock module can use font classes, so in the font config dialog you can 
change the size of the module small, medium, large font classes and the 
clock will reflect those changes.

> 5) The upper part of the vertical shelf is to bright. I think it's
> solved with the problem in 2)
>
> Does someone else also run a similar configuration with vertical
> shelves and has useful hints for me?
>
> regards
> 	Andreas
>