Re: FVWM: "Window Creep"

From: Austin Donnelly <and1000_at_cam.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 96 13:29 BST

On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, tim werner wrote:

> >Date: Mon, 22 Apr 96 20:38 BST
> >From: Austin Donnelly <and1000_at_cam.ac.uk>
>
> >The fix is to say:
> >
> >Style "*" SmartPlacement, ActivePlacement
>
> Why would you want to have the WM pick a place for the window and then
> have it force you to move it around with the mouse and then click before
> you can start typing? Just curious.

SmartPlacement means that if there is room on-screen for the window,
then it will be placed there automatically.

DumbPlacement won't bother looking for space on screen.

ActivePlacement and RandomPlacement specify the policy to be used if
SmartPlacement/DumbPlacement fail.

Austin
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Received on Tue Apr 23 1996 - 07:27:08 BST

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