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wish_list [2018/06/14 16:59] – [Window manager] grasmwish_list [2019/08/04 15:27] johnywhy
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 {{wiki:warning.png }}This list is meant to act as a working list for future additions, not to reopen discussion on features and things that are history. {{wiki:warning.png }}This list is meant to act as a working list for future additions, not to reopen discussion on features and things that are history.
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 +  * Wish there was a checkbox someplace in settings manager to globally turn off tooltips. Command:
 +echo "gtk-enable-tooltips = 0" >> ~/.gtkrc-2.0
 +https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?pid=24181#p24181
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 +  * The Display dialog appears upon pressing Ctrl-F7 to adjust the settings of an additional display. It would be nice to have the option to add the display by "Extending it to the Left" in addition to the Right option... 
  
   * Implement support for high-density (DPI) displays through e.g. a meta-theme that sets large fonts, panel size, icons. All of these are already doable separately, but it would be nice to be able to change all these related settings in one place.   * Implement support for high-density (DPI) displays through e.g. a meta-theme that sets large fonts, panel size, icons. All of these are already doable separately, but it would be nice to be able to change all these related settings in one place.
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   * Organization features: as many of the target audience are on older machines that can not handle Compiz/Beryl, it would be neat to have some other window-organization features available. Namely tabbed navigation, and/or possibly a column view similar to that of a Mac Finder.   * Organization features: as many of the target audience are on older machines that can not handle Compiz/Beryl, it would be neat to have some other window-organization features available. Namely tabbed navigation, and/or possibly a column view similar to that of a Mac Finder.
   * Not to show the archives that appear in ".hidden". Something that works until in gtkfilechoser.   * Not to show the archives that appear in ".hidden". Something that works until in gtkfilechoser.
-  * Tabs support+  <del>* Tabs support</del>
   * Can change background of content window   * Can change background of content window
   * Small front-end to mkfs - right-clicking on usb drive provides format drive option in menu.   * Small front-end to mkfs - right-clicking on usb drive provides format drive option in menu.
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   * Support for different shortcuts in each workspace.  This would allow having the most useful shortcuts when workspaces are set up for particular activities: home, work ...   * Support for different shortcuts in each workspace.  This would allow having the most useful shortcuts when workspaces are set up for particular activities: home, work ...
   * Add the ability to have customized buttons for custom actions, in the main toolbar.   * Add the ability to have customized buttons for custom actions, in the main toolbar.
-  * Add the ability to create submenus for grouping custom actions, by manually editing the uca.xml file.+  * Add the ability to create submenus for grouping custom actions, by manually editing the uca.xml file 
 +  * Save tabs on exit 
 +  * Custom static icon for files/folders/links setted by gvfs field, something like "metadata::customicon". Support svg/png/... as icons. Icons setted with full file path or only name for files in /usr/share/pixmaps/.
 ===== Window manager ===== ===== Window manager =====
   * See also [[xfwm4_changes|xfwm4 changes]]   * See also [[xfwm4_changes|xfwm4 changes]]
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         * Ah, yes, I didn't know about that previously. But it's not really what I'm looking for... seems that expands the window to fill the screen, without the borders & decorations. What I miss from E16 is that Ctrl+Enter enlarges the window (so the dimensions are still the same -- my terminal emulator is still 80x25, but appears larger.) That's handy for a small screen like mine.         * Ah, yes, I didn't know about that previously. But it's not really what I'm looking for... seems that expands the window to fill the screen, without the borders & decorations. What I miss from E16 is that Ctrl+Enter enlarges the window (so the dimensions are still the same -- my terminal emulator is still 80x25, but appears larger.) That's handy for a small screen like mine.
  
-* Port Unity's HUD functionality to Xfwm without dependency on unity-gtk-module (i.e. distro-agnostic). Pretty please! +  * Port Unity's HUD functionality to Xfwm without dependency on unity-gtk-module (i.e. distro-agnostic). Pretty please!
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-* Allow window preview when hoovering over a window button. As <Alt-Tab> switcher already handles previews i don't think this would be too hard to achieve.+
  
-Ditch xfwm4 in favor of mutterxfwm4 has tearing (even with composition enabled) and compton is unmaintained and currently has problems with gtk 3 CSDs and shadows in QT applications. Xfwm also doesn'allow decent resizing on modern displays because of the 1 px border. It also seems very unlikely that the xfce team will ever make xf4wm compatible with wayland. Performance wise they are almost the same. This would need changes in xfwm4-settings and a fix for the workspace transition.+  Allow window preview when hoovering over a window buttonAs <Alt-Tab> switcher already handles previews i don'think this would be too hard to achieve.
  
 +  * Ditch xfwm4 in favor of mutter. xfwm4 has tearing (even with composition enabled) and compton is unmaintained and currently has problems with gtk 3 CSDs and shadows in QT applications. Xfwm also doesn't allow decent resizing on modern displays because of the 1 px border. It also seems very unlikely that the xfce team will ever make xf4wm compatible with wayland. Performance wise they are almost the same. This would need changes in xfwm4-settings and a fix for the workspace transition.
  
 +  * Add an option so Desktop Margins could be ignored when tiling windows (both by mouse and keyboard). When you tile windows, normally, you want to use all available space. This is very good for ultra wide screens where you want floating windows in the middle section of the screen but tiled windows to use all the space.
  
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