Re: FVWM: Re: [PATCH] Icon alignment for fvwm-2.0.39

From: Nan Zou <zou_at_hooked.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 16:50:25 -0800 (PST)

On Tue, 19 Dec 1995, Dick Streefland wrote:

> | Instead of adding another sizeable field to the FvwmWindow structure
> | for the IconGrid (as you have done), what might be better would be for
> | me to merge some of the functionality of the two patches together,
> | minimizing memory usage and maximizing functionality. Like the
> | ability to make an IconBox area operate with a grid behavior.
>
> Yes, but it is still usefull to align icons placed outside an IconBox.
> So, I think it makes sense to use a grid for the whole screen rather
> than only inside an IconBox.

I disagree, having an icon grid makes much sense inside the icon box
since you want a rigid arrangement of icons inside the box. But outside
of the icon box I want to place the icons wherever I choose. One thing
I hate about some UIs is that they snap the icon to some pre-defined
grid instead of where you originally place it, this goes against the
Unix/X philosophy of flexibility and user-control.

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