Re: FVWM: tabbing in fvwm?

From: Jan-Erik Borg <jeb_at_sehaf.abb.se>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 96 08:54:25 +0100

> Yes, that's exactly what I'm using it for. My typical layout consists
> of about half a dozens xterms and one emacs window spread along the
> screen bottom. Graphically, it looks something like this (assuming
> xterm1 is on top of the other xterms and emacs is on top of xterm4):
>
> +--------+ +--------+ +--------+ +--------+ +--------+
> | xterm1 | | xterm2 | | xterm3 | | xterm4 | | emacs |
> +--------+-----------------------------+--+-+--------+-------//
> | | |
> | | |
> | | |
> | | |
> | | |
> | | |
> +--------------------------------------+----+---------------//
>
> Thus, the tabs give direct access to any window. With full title
> bars, the above configuration would imply that xterm2 and xterm3 would
> be hidden behind xterm1.

> I *do* appreciate your efforts to avoid bloating fvwm. However, I
> also believe that tabbing is not just another "feature"---it really
> can improve efficiency in interacting with a windowing system.

Though I haven't used any thing like this, I agree that it is a useful feature.
It has lower priority that bug fixes and a stable release, but then ...

Jan-Erik Borg

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Received on Wed Feb 07 1996 - 02:33:36 GMT

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