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Bug 320555 - Improve handling of vertical panels
Improve handling of vertical panels
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: deskbar-applet
Classification: Deprecated
Component: general
Git master
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Deskbar Applet Maintainer(s)
Deskbar Applet Maintainer(s)
: 325113 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-11-02 21:51 UTC by Dennis Cranston
Modified: 2007-02-22 08:53 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description Dennis Cranston 2005-11-02 21:51:59 UTC 
Can the widget be rotated like the menu bar and clock applets in the newest
GNOME release?
Comment 1 Raphael Slinckx 2005-11-04 15:08:59 UTC 
Right now, it cannot, and i must admit i don't know how to do it properly..
Comment 2 Danielle Madeley 2005-11-10 03:54:49 UTC 
I suspect this would involve writing a new GtkEntry widget.

People with vertical panels may benefit more from using a panel drawer to store
this widget in.
Comment 3 Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen 2005-11-10 09:40:00 UTC 
Or maybe we should have a tray-icon mode for deskbar? The current focus-shortcut
could pop up the entry...
Comment 4 Raphael Slinckx 2005-11-10 13:28:26 UTC 
Too much complication, not widely used case, i suggest we close this as WONTFIX.
Using any other mean than an entry, would not allow to directly paste things in
the entry, and is not a good thing. Writing a vertical entry widget makes no
sense, so..
If really needed, please reopen, we'll flag as very low priority.
Comment 5 Raphael Slinckx 2005-12-28 14:11:15 UTC 
*** Bug 325113 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Mike Hommey 2006-03-18 19:13:27 UTC 
I'd like to see this bug fixed in some way. Vertical panel is a real improvement for wide screens, and it would be nive to have all applets be able to deal with vertical panels.
About the paste thing, why would not it be possible to paste over the icon in which case the entry would pop-up ?
Comment 7 Philip Ganchev 2007-02-22 08:53:17 UTC 
It's not a matter of typing vertical text.  Currently if the panel is vertical, the search box appears to the side, as it should.  

The problem is that when the Deskbar layout is set to "entry panel", the search box does not appear, and the user is left wondering what has happened.  Instead, it should autmatically switch to button panel when the panel is vertical, and remember the user's preference when moved to a horizontal panel.