tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24319740.post114306358289383631..comments2019-06-07T10:00:58.269+02:00Comments on The best ideas are common property.: KDE4: BackstageStecchinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13897782022515387068noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24319740.post-55610718643895376202008-01-13T09:55:00.000+01:002008-01-13T09:55:00.000+01:00I think I like the idea, but I feel that I too don...I think I like the idea, but I feel that I too don't ever see my desktop. If you could make it so that Alt+Enter or something would bring up backstage and give you access to loads of settings and such, I'd be all for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24319740.post-65072693104158476902007-05-03T03:04:00.000+02:002007-05-03T03:04:00.000+02:00Or... since KDE4 is meant to have support for (or ...Or... since KDE4 is meant to have support for (or some kind of implementation of) dashboard widgets a la Mac OS X. Why not make this one of those. This would make the workflow as follows:<BR/><BR/>1. Press 'Dashboard' button to show widgets.<BR/>2. Use the widget.<BR/>3. Press 'Dashboard' button to hide widgets.<BR/><BR/>Of course anyone who wanted the widget on their desktop permanently should have that option too. What do you think?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326004283488169847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24319740.post-81701741568673846712007-05-03T00:11:00.000+02:002007-05-03T00:11:00.000+02:00I like it...I like it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24319740.post-87851309873891148382007-05-02T21:55:00.000+02:002007-05-02T21:55:00.000+02:00Looks like a nice idea. Maybe in addition to a key...Looks like a nice idea. Maybe in addition to a keyboard shortcut there could be n single icon in the kicker (or its KDE4 replacement). Maybe a separate kicker plugin an alternate System tray. So people who like current system tray would continue to use it. Then we would have a single large button plugin (similar to K button) which would be labled something like Backstage (I like the name) and coule replace entire current system tray and be easier to see and click. And then when user clicks this large button it would open an overlay over entire screen with large program icons and related small action icons like you showed on picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24319740.post-1161340189414486992006-10-20T12:29:00.000+02:002006-10-20T12:29:00.000+02:00Only problem, I don't see my desktop very often......Only problem, I don't see my desktop very often... :)<BR/>On the other hand the tray is always visible and easy to access.<BR/>Just my 2 cents, the idea is otherwise good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24319740.post-1161231946723474672006-10-19T06:25:00.000+02:002006-10-19T06:25:00.000+02:00uhh it seems like an interesting idea since I am o...uhh it seems like an interesting idea since I am one of those people that hate the system tray. Maybe you don't need to make it so it sits only on the desktop, but maybe alitle like katapult where I can type alt-space then amarok and I get backstage and I can use it from there or maybe I can have a bunch of icons like that on backstage where I can be working on my paper and I feel like going to the next song and I can type alt+space back and it gets autocomplete to backstage so then I can pull dow to pick the 'icon' I want to use. Anyway sound like a cool idea that i would love to see realized in KDE 4 you should post this idea in kde-look dot org so that more people can see it.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14633396588362471065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24319740.post-1160643116392497442006-10-12T10:51:00.000+02:002006-10-12T10:51:00.000+02:00So, to access this functionality: 1. Minimize the ...So, to access this functionality:<BR/> 1. Minimize the program you're using.<BR/> 2. Locate the backstage icon.<BR/> 3. Do what you need to do.<BR/> 4. Locate the icon for the app you just minimized.<BR/> 5. Continue working.<BR/><BR/>I don't see how this is better than the systray approach. To do the same here:<BR/> 1. Locate the systray icon.<BR/> 2. Do what you need to do.<BR/> 3. Continue working.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I might misunderstand your idea completely.alfborgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415119029860183626noreply@blogger.com