![]() I am pleased to see that we might get some improvements with the future Unity interface in Ubuntu 11. ![]() Maybe should we have a mix of autohide and autofadeaway in that panel.Īnyway, having all those vertically-stacked panels, toolbars and tabs isn't the most clever way to fully use our ever-wider screens (nope, I don't spend all my time watching 16:9 movies). I'm neither satisfied with the autohide option which hide everything and the top panel already uses too much vertical space. Personally I wouldn't be happy with that kind of big transparent clock being always over my windows. point 4) because it allows you to keep the usual clock applet visible. ![]() Saving vertical space without getting rid of the top panel : just by moving the window buttons in the top panel (cf.Propose your idea for a future Ubuntu release :.DIY (almost) from scratch : SO recommands libXosd if you want to write your own script.If you like that user interface, you would have to reuse the notify-osd source code to make a standalone application (not so easy for the usual Ubuntu end-user, he !). it will block other low priority system notifications.it will flood your $HOME/.cache/notify-osd.log file.However I recommend not using this script as is : That clock nicely fades away on mouseover of course. ĭownload it and launch python NotifyOSD_clock.py in a terminal. I made a small Python script implementing this idea. Hacking NotifyOSD : as you pointed out, the NotifyOSD does almost all you want. ![]() Personally, I do not autohide my top panel because I want to have time, cpu and ram usage displayed and in that case I would have to press a key. The desktop digital clock is a desktop clock tool with beautiful interface, practical functions and easy operation. Of course it doesn't fade on mouseover and as for the outdated look it's subjective but I think you won't be happy with that solution. Screenlet option : with compiz and the widget layer you can make widgets nicely fade with the F9 key.Hope you got a watch for Christmas -) Here are the actual possibilities I see : Seems there aren't currently any application fulfilling all your expectations. ![]()
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