Re: FVWM: style: Start Maximized ?? Start AnyFunction?????

From: Charles Hines <>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 11:10:31 -0400

>>>>> "Dan" == Dan Niles <dan_at_more.net> writes:

Dan> Chuck,

>> Perhaps something like the following would work better:
>>
>> Goto [Page x y | RelativePage dx dy] [Desk z | RelativeDesk dz]
>>
>> Verbose, but no suprises.

Dan> That is alot to type. Perhaps have the possible invocations be:

Dan> Goto x y z
Dan> Goto x y
Dan> Goto z
Dan> Goto Relative x y z
Dan> Goto Relative x y
Dan> Goto Relative z

Dan> So the summary would be ([] indicate optional inclusion):

Dan> Goto [Relative] [x y] [z]

>> If you want to take an initial stab at it, go ahead.

Dan> I will certainly give it a stab. :) I would like your aproval on
Dan> the syntax before I begin.

Well, my suggestion is a little bit more to type, but it eliminates
confusion. If you see:

  Goto 2 1 1

It's not obvious what page and desk you are going to, but seeing:

  Goto Page 2 1 Desk 1

is very explicit. And you lose a little flexibilty. With my
suggestion you could specify:

  Goto Page 1 1 RelativeDesk -3

Where yours would require 2 separate lines:

  Goto 1 1
  Goto Relative -3

So, I still prefer my syntax (but of course, I'm biased). :)

Chuck

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