Re: ANNOUNCE GSDock-0.0.1

[email protected] Sat, 5 Jul 2003 20:28:05 -1000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lib.gnustep.applications,gmane.comp.lib.gnustep.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Screenshot at:  http://gsdock.sourceforge.net/


On Saturday, July 5, 2003, at 06:04  PM, [email protected] wrote:

> GSDock-0.0.1
>
> The source and OS X binary are available at 
> http://www.sf.net/projects/gsdock
>
>
> Features:
> 	*Looks like the OpenStep Dock but behaves somewhat like the OS X Dock 
> (A hybrid)
> 	*Accepts dragged applications
> 	*Accepts dragged documents and tiles highlight if the app accepts the 
> document
> 	*Tiles resize as they are added.  you can put as many tiles into the 
> dock as you wish
> 	*Recycler
> 	*Apps animate as they are launched
> 	*Cross compiles to Cocoa/OS X
> 	*Context sensitive menus (oh noo!!!!) on tiles.
>
> Known issues:
> 	When compiled in GNUstep:
> 		*Mouse dragginng events have wrong positions, possible a WMaker 
> issue.
> 		*Launching apps will not animate.
> 		*AppIcon tiles will still appear on bottom of screen.
> 		*It actually works much better in Cocoa than in GNUstep at the 
> present.
>
> 	When compiled in Cocoa:
> 		*Some apps are not reported by NSworkspace as being apps.  These 
> apps will not be swallowed by the dock.
> 		*Dock will grow and place itself under the menu bar.
> 		*Dock will show itself over full screen applications/windows.
>
> 	When compiled in GNUstep or Cocoa:
> 		*No known method to update the AppIcon when the App changes it.
> 		*As tiles shrink the icons can look jagged.
> 		*No known method to ask other apps to hide or terminate themselves.
> 		*Recycler is not yet implemented.
> 		*Dock is stuck on right hand side of screen.  Cannot be moved at the 
> present.
> 		*Still has a main menu.
> 		*Will hide if asked, just like it was a regular app.
>
>
>
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