Re: [Lxde-list] Vertical panels don't work well

[Liam P. <lp...@gm...>]

2009/6/4 Marty Jack <mar...@co...>:
> Now that autohide is checked in ...
>
> I suggest the next major item I work on is a rework of vertical panels so they are assumed to be wider and things aren't drawn on their sides.
>
> See for example http://versia.com/2008/06/08/vertical-panel-in-gnome/ - it makes sense to do it this way on wide monitors, particularly if everyone else is.
>
> If the list has any feedback, it would be welcome.

I've not tried it in LXDE yet, but I too have linked to the blog post
you cite, on the Ubuntu-sounder mailing list. GNOME's vertical-panel
handling is a real pain. I am now using an Xfce panel on my GNOME
desktop to get a working vertical task list. It's still not great but
it's better than GNOME's.

As widescreens get more common, this will get more important.

It's amusing to note that Windows 7 handles a vertical taskbar
significantly less well than any previous version of Windows, even
Vista.

So if you can get it working better in LXDE, great!

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