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From: <email removed>
To: submit@bugs.gnome.org
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:44:31 +1100 (EST)
Subject: Ability to reorder windows in Window List applet
Distribution: Ubuntu 6.06 (dapper)
Package: gnome-panel
Severity: enhancement
Version: GNOME2.14.1 unspecified
Gnome-Distributor: Ubuntu
Synopsis: Ability to reorder windows in Window List applet
Bugzilla-Product: gnome-panel
Bugzilla-Component: Window List Applet
Bugzilla-Version: unspecified
Description:
This is a feature request/suggestion.

The feature is being able to arbitrarily change the ordering of buttons
as they appear in the Window List applet, where each button represents
an open window/application.

At the moment, the ordering of buttons is chronological ie. if I start
thunderbird then nautilus, the buttons are arranged in the order
thunderbird -> nautilus. What I would like is the ability to reorder
that to nautilus -> thunderbird or how ever I like.

The reason for this is that I always start my X session by loading
applications in a specific order such as thunderbird, nautilus, gvim,
terminal, firefox (2 windows), open office. I find this helps my
productivity by increasing my window switching accuracy and speed ie. my
email client is always the first window, my terminal is always the 4
window etc.

Occasionally, I accidentally close a application, or it crashes on me,
and then my custom ordering is stuffed up. Believe me, I actually then
go back and close everything and restart again so I have my preferred
order. If it was possible to reorder the buttons in the Window List
applet, then I don't have to do this.

Another benefit of this feature is being able to keep the logical
positioning of buttons the same as the windows they represent. For
example, if window A appears on the "left" of window B on your desktop,
you can reorder the buttons so the button for A is on the left of the
button for B. I think it will improve ease of use if we could do this.

Thank you for listening.