> gnome-panel-2.8.0.1-2 > --------------------- > * Fri Oct 01 2004 Mark McLoughlin <markmc@xxxxxxxxxx> 2.8.0.1-1 > > - New panel layout from Bryan and Seth Hey ~ We've changed the default panel layout to adapt it more towards the default GNOME panel layout. This layout is a dual panel system, I have a screenshot [1] of the new layout which will explain it much faster than me trying to describe it. We realize that not everyone likes a dual panel layout and I'm not really interested in seeing a thread starting on how people hate dual panel layouts ;-) In the future I would like to work towards a system of 'canned configurations' which Havoc has talked about before, where we have pre-configured single and dual layout system which can be easily switched between. Let me explain it a little bit about the dual panel system before the flames start. The two panels take up the exact same amount of space in terms of pixels as the old style layout. The dual panel design is based off the GNOME design which has had quite a bit of thought put into it. With the panel occupying all the corners of the screen we can take full advantage of things like Fitts Law, where when you want to change the volume quickly you can throw your mouse up to the upper right hand corner of the screen without aiming and hit the volume applet. Likewise with the Applications and Show Desktop button. This also leave you more room to add your own launchers to the top panel, while gaining more room for the task bar at the bottom. Note: This does not effect the KDE panel layout This does not effect current panel configurations, only new accounts without panel configurations. -- To Test -- Unless you haven't changed your default panel configuration you'll probably want to test this on a "test user" and not your actual account since in the test you'll lose all your launcher/applet settings. Here are the simple instructions: log out of GNOME do 'gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/panel' from console do 'gconftool-2 --shutdown' from the console for good measure log back in again File bugs in redhat bugzilla [2] under gnome-panel and put "default layout" somewhere in the Summary. I'd also appreciate if you'd cc me on any of these bugs. Thanks, ~ Bryan [1] http://people.redhat.com/bclark/screenshots/new_panel_layout.png [2] http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fedora%20Core&;
