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Request: launcher name on properties dialog
Status:
RESOLVED: FIXED
Severity:
enhancement
Product:
Xfce4-panel
Component:
Launcher

Comments

Description Todd 2012-03-06 18:48:35 CET
Hi All,

A request for your expert evaluation for inclusion in 4.10:

In 4.8, when I open a launchers "Properties" dialog box, the top of the box
states "Launcher".

Would you consider modifying this comment to include which launcher based on its folder name in ~/.config/xfce4/panel?  In other words, instead of stating "Launcher" at the top of the properties dialog, it would state "launcher-24".

This would greatly improve my ability to "find" the actual launcher when I need to do manual maintenance on the it.  It would lower the frustration level considerably.

Thank you for your consideration,
-T
Comment 1 Andrzej editbugs 2012-03-07 11:22:02 CET
Not a bad idea, except that "launcher-24" is not a word so is not very suitable for use as a title. This should probably read as "Launcher no. 24" or be displayed in a tooltip.

Related issue:
"Panel Preferences"->Items contains a list of all plugins in the panel. All items have their internal names displayed in tooltips, btw. However, all launchers use the same icon, which makes it difficult to distinguish them from each other.

Proposed solutions:
- use the same icon as the one shown in the panel, and/or
- add the name of the first application to the tooltip or the plugin name.

(just to make it clear: although I'd like to see these features in 4.10 I don't consider them worth delaying the release)
Comment 2 Nick Schermer editbugs 2012-03-07 12:04:22 CET
In the treeview of the properties dialog the file location of the entry can be shown (like in the add-dialog).

Items dependent icons require new API, so I want add that in 4.10 at this point.
Comment 3 Nick Schermer editbugs 2012-03-10 15:12:18 CET
3a9e52b: When you hover an item, the tooltip will show the source file location.
Comment 4 Todd 2012-03-10 21:03:24 CET
(In reply to comment #3)
> 3a9e52b: When you hover an item, the tooltip will show the source file
> location.

Hi Nick,

   Thank you!

   When will we be seeing this?  4.10?

-T
Comment 5 Nick Schermer editbugs 2012-03-10 21:11:39 CET
Yes 4.10

Bug #8536

Reported by:
Todd
Reported on: 2012-03-06
Last modified on: 2012-03-10

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Assignee:
Nick Schermer
CC List:
1 user

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