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Orbital improvements

This tracking issue will cover the future Orbital desktop environment improvements.

  • Serialize the Orbital settings to a TOML file (Orbital should watch for variable changes on this configuration file)
  • Mimic the COSMIC Desktop top bar and dock design in the launcher
  • Spawn two panels, one for the top panel and other for the dock
  • Add a variable option to change the dock size
  • Add a variable option to hide the window title bar if its maximized
  • Add a variable option to change the Orbital wallpaper (use the image path)
  • Add a variable option to change the top bar position (top, bottom, left, right)
  • Add a variable option to change the dock position (top, bottom, left, right)
  • Add a variable option to change the keyboard map (use ISO codes)
  • Add a variable option to allow the dock to hide
  • Add a variable option to disable the dock
  • Add a variable option to disable the top bar (move all indicators and buttons to the end of the dock, like KDE Plasma does)
  • Add a variable options to change the keyboard shortcuts
  • Add a button in the dock to minimize all windows
  • Add an top bar indicator to show the volume settings
  • Add a way to mute the sound each program in the "Sound" indicator
  • Add a top bar indicator button to disable/enable the Internet
  • Add a "Restart" button on the App Menu and Login Manager
  • Add a "Shutdown" button on the App Menu and Login Manager
  • Add a "Lock Session" button on the App Menu
  • Add a variable option to change the orblogin wallpaper
  • Add a variable option to change the key repeat speed
  • Add a variable option to change the mouse cursor speed
  • Add a variable option to change the "running program" indicator color on the dock
  • Add a variable option to change the top bar color (use color codes)
  • Add a variable option to change the dock color (use color codes)
  • Add a variable option to change the window title bar color
  • Add a variable option to add a gap around the top bar (the edges will be rounded)
  • Allow the reordering of pinned programs with mouse on the dock
  • Port COSMIC Settings
Edited by Ribbon