RE: Information Applet Thingy

[Sean Middleditch <sean middleditch iname com>]

Exactly.

Sean Middleditch

On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, Dan Hrabarchuk wrote:
> I believe he is speaking more of the icons you find beside the clock in win
> 95. Not a full blown app, but a container of icons on the panel. An applet
> that just displays icons.
> 
> ----- Mensaje original -----
> De: Sean Middleditch <sean.middleditch@iname.com>
> Para: <gnome-devel-list@gnome.org>
> Enviado: Lunes, 20 de Septiembre de 1999 02:14 p.m.
> Asunto: Information Applet Thingy
> 
> 
> > I was wondering about my first jump into developing a GNOME applet.
> Something
> > that is, as far as I can tell, missing from GNOME, is a way from programs
> to
> > add little icons to the panel.  Kinda like in MS-Windows, how certain
> progams
> > have the little icon on the taskbar that gives you information on certain
> tasks
> > or what not (like if you're connected to the net, and if information is
> going
> > through, etc.).
> >
> > I realize this would probably take a lot of work, like come CORBA stuff or
> > whatnot, certainly not something for a first trya t applet programming.
> So I
> > though maybe I could ask if someone else could make it or help me make it.
> >
> > I think that it would really make the desktop easier to use.  For example,
> the
> > GAIM program (AOL Instant Messenger program) could put an icon on the
> applet,
> > like it's MS-Windows counterpart, and close the main window for the most
> part,
> > clearing the pager (I like a clear pager, for some reason).  The icons
> would
> > need to be able to be easily and quickly changed, so things like modem
> lights
> > (for programs like gnome-ppp) could be put onto it.  The icons could also
> be
> > configured to tell it's owner if it's been clicked, so the main window can
> be
> > reopened, or menues can pop up, etc.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Sean Middleditch
> >
> >
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