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GWorkspace is GNUstep's Workspace Manager and offers a File Manager and an optional Desktop with associated services and tools.
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Disable "minimized application" icons #8

Closed probonopd closed 3 years ago

probonopd commented 4 years ago

Can the "minimized application" icons be disabled?

What are they good for when there is a Dock?

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Reference: https://github.com/furybsd/furybsd-livecd/issues/189#issuecomment-695825093

rmottola commented 3 years ago

The icons are though to be used for WindowMaker, they are not an exact clone of the Dock 8actually, due to the Dock limitations). They don't come from GWorkspace, but are one for each application you have launched, they come from GNUstep.

They can be disabled. You can set "GSSuppressAppIcon" to YES. Easiest is using SystemPreferences, otherwise "defaults write NSGlobalDomain GSUseIconManager NO" should do it.

probonopd commented 3 years ago

Overall, I think WindowMaker and the rest of the system don't feel consistent. Maybe one should replace WindowMaker altogether.

rmottola commented 3 years ago

That's your opinion. GNUstep supports well WindowMaker and has special features to support it. If your windowmanager of choice deviates you have options to disable it. You can replace it and work with it. Your original question was about how to disable the icons when clearly not using WindowMaker icons and I gave you an option so you already "replaced" it. Use it or not? your choice, configurations give the freedom to disable features with... "inferior" windowmanager. In my opinion, WindowMaker is the best around for the experience I need and have come not close to anything in recreating the OpenStep Workspace