Comment 767 for bug 532633

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Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl) wrote : Re: [Bug 532633] Re: [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment

On 01/05/10 16:15, Jonas Ådahl wrote:
>> ...possible for applications to use the space on the right ...
>>
> Is this a part of a redesign upstream,

We are upstream for the Ayatana indicators.

> or will it be Ubuntu specific?
>

Depends on whether it is more broadly adoped.

> Also, will it be compatible between window managers, or limited to Gnome
> applications?

It will depend on a number of other capabilities in the system, but
should not be limited to Gnome. The Ayatana work specifically aims to
improve the experience across all major desktop environments, we publish
code for both Gnome and KDE as a rule.

> Are there any other places concerning this such as mailing
> lists, general plan or similar you could point me to?
>

The Ayatana mailing list would be a good start.

Mark