Orbitiny Desktop’s panel is a very flexible and versatile component. There isn’t a file or folder that you can’t attach to it and launch it. Just drag any file, any folder and drop it into the panel and it creates an icon which you can click and launch! It works with any modern file manager, Nemo, Thunar, Dolphin, Nautilus etc…No Edit mode needed. Just grab the file and drag it.
You can even attach URLs straight off a web browser by dragging it off the web browser’s address bar into the panel or drag a web browser hyperlink into the panel.
Moreover, you can dock the panel to any edge of the screen by dragging its panel handles which leads me to the main point of this post.
I’ve improved the panel docking by adding code that lets you dock the panel to any edge of the screen by pressing an empty area of the panel (see screenshot), Again, no “Edit” mode, just grab and drag.
I’ve been planning to implement this for a very long time and I finally spent time on implementing it. I first wanted to build a stable baseline, a code base before adding more code.
I am going through some final touch ups and I will release Pilot 11 in the next few days. I may call this new version Pilot X (although Pilot 10 exists) and I will tell you why when I make the announcement. I am still considering if I should do that but there is a very good reason behind it.
