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releng:4.16:roadmap:general_ui:csd [2019/09/17 18:43] – [Scenario 1: Go "complete" CSD/HeaderBar] ochosireleng:4.16:roadmap:general_ui:csd [2019/10/20 00:00] – [Scenario 2: Full CSD, not full HeaderBar] ochosi
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 ====== Review of current Xfwm4 decorations vs. CSD ====== ====== Review of current Xfwm4 decorations vs. CSD ======
  
 +Code: https://git.xfce.org/users/ochosi/libxfce4ui/log/?h=headerbar
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 +To use the new HeaderBar in lieu of the traditional XfceTitledDialog heading just add a <property name="use_header_bar">1</property> to your glade file or set the property when creating the dialog via g_object_new. (Note that this setting has to be set at construct time.)
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 +//For 4.16 we will be going with Scenario 2.//
 ===== Scenarios ===== ===== Scenarios =====
-  - Go "complete" CSD/HeaderBar 
-  - Full CSD, not full HeaderBar 
-  - Use CSD only for XfceTitledDialog 
-  - Stay where we are 
  
 ==== Scenario 1: Go "complete" CSD/HeaderBar ==== ==== Scenario 1: Go "complete" CSD/HeaderBar ====
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 This scenario should not be taken as a "go full Gnome style". Despite the fact that HeaderBars by default suck in the ButtonBox/ActionArea of Dialogs, those bottom elements can be retained (as you can see in the screenshots below). This scenario should not be taken as a "go full Gnome style". Despite the fact that HeaderBars by default suck in the ButtonBox/ActionArea of Dialogs, those bottom elements can be retained (as you can see in the screenshots below).
 [[https://elementary.io|elementary]] would be one proponent of a Desktop Environment using CSD, albeit without the background of also providing the DE to mobile devices. Hence their usage/implementation of CSD is "less pronounced" than Gnome's, see e.g. their Video Player. (The elementary example is only meant to illustrate that there isn't only one way to use HeaderBars.) [[https://elementary.io|elementary]] would be one proponent of a Desktop Environment using CSD, albeit without the background of also providing the DE to mobile devices. Hence their usage/implementation of CSD is "less pronounced" than Gnome's, see e.g. their Video Player. (The elementary example is only meant to illustrate that there isn't only one way to use HeaderBars.)
-==== Scenario 2: Full CSD, not full HeaderBar ====+==== Scenario 2: Full CSD, not full HeaderBar (selected for 4.16) ====
  
 This means This means
   * replacing XfceTitledDialog with a HeaderBar containing "[icon] [title|subtitle] [window controls]"   * replacing XfceTitledDialog with a HeaderBar containing "[icon] [title|subtitle] [window controls]"
-  * re-designing those apps that seem like low-hanging fruit (Taskmanager? Parole?)+  * re-designing those apps that seem like low-hanging fruit (Taskmanager?)
   * using CSD only as simple window decorations for applications   * using CSD only as simple window decorations for applications
 +  * this ensures we can gradually make changes and get feedback along the way
  
 ==== Scenario 3: Use CSD only for XfceTitledDialog ==== ==== Scenario 3: Use CSD only for XfceTitledDialog ====
  
-This means only using CSD for XfceTitledDialog (see scenario 2) and leaving the rest unchanged, so Xfwm4 decorations for applications like Thunar.+This means 
 +  * only using CSD for XfceTitledDialog (see scenario 2) and leaving the rest unchanged, so Xfwm4 decorations for applications like Thunar. 
 +  * low effort 
 +  * visual inconsistency and uncertainty for app devs if they can/should/shouldn't switch to CSD
  
 ==== Scenario 4: Stay where we are ==== ==== Scenario 4: Stay where we are ====
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 This means changing nothing with respect to window decorations or XfceTitledDialog. This means changing nothing with respect to window decorations or XfceTitledDialog.
  
-===== Advantages and Disadvantages =====+===== General Advantages and Disadvantages =====
  
 Advantages of current XfceTitledHeader: Advantages of current XfceTitledHeader:
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 ===== Preferences Dialogs (libxfce4ui aka XfceTitledDialog) ===== ===== Preferences Dialogs (libxfce4ui aka XfceTitledDialog) =====
  
 +==== Panel Settings (Dark Mode enabled) ====
 +
 +{{:releng:4.16:roadmap:general_ui:panel-dark.png?direct&200|}}
 +{{:releng:4.16:roadmap:general_ui:panel-dark-csd.png?direct&200|}}
 ==== Appearance Settings ==== ==== Appearance Settings ====
  
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 ===== Applications ===== ===== Applications =====
  
 +Three applications, one with a headerbar redesign (Taskmanager), one which is practically a settings dialog (Notifyd) and one with a minimal/zero-redesign CSD (Parole) to highlight different options/steps we have/can take when trying a transition.
 ==== Taskmanager ==== ==== Taskmanager ====
  
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 ==== Parole ==== ==== Parole ====
  
-Relevant for Scenario 2.+Relevant for Scenario 2. (Scenario 1 could e.g. mean dissolving the menubar into the headerbar somehow.)
  
 {{:releng:4.16:roadmap:general_ui:parole.png?direct&200|}} {{:releng:4.16:roadmap:general_ui:parole.png?direct&200|}}
 {{:releng:4.16:roadmap:general_ui:parole-csd.png?direct&200|}} {{:releng:4.16:roadmap:general_ui:parole-csd.png?direct&200|}}