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

From: Todd Fries <tfries_at_umr.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 14:21:41 -0600 (CST)

> On Tue, 19 Dec 1995, Dick Streefland wrote:
> > 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.

That's where a grid of 0 spacing comes in handy! (assuming this is a
user-configurable value).

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Received on Sat Dec 23 1995 - 17:43:36 GMT

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