Sidebar Full Desktop Integration - Non floating dock

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Add an option to have the sidebar become a fixed desktop feature like the 
Start Menu in XP so that applications can't share the space at all.  This 
might be more desirable than stay on top since it will prevent maximized 
windows from covering the sidebar or being covered by the sidebar, which 
can prevent you from accessing controls such as scroll bars on the sides 
of the applications.

Probably needs platform specific code.  See 
https://jdic.dev.java.net/incubator/floating-dock/index.html

Will need to test with DirectX apps (ie games).  I volunteer for that 
arduous task.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by zax...@ca.astound.net on 31 Aug 2008 at 10:43

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Not sure how far you got with this already but I think on XP the API you are 
looking
for is SHAppBarMessage - see
http://coding.derkeiler.com/Archive/Java/comp.lang.java.programmer/2004-06/1676.
html
for the best google I could find on java integration.

Original comment by james.tu...@gmail.com on 24 Oct 2008 at 2:02

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Issue 51 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by ke...@widgetfx.org on 30 Jun 2009 at 5:39

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Sidebar Full Desktop Integration - Non floating dock #27