On 24 Nov 2000 03:29:47 -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
>
> Not sure if this is the province of the window manager or what, but
> would like to `fix' an annoying behavior of long standing.
>
> Certain applications like `control-panel',`tksysv',`netcfg' or others
> such as cbb [checkbook app], pop up secondary dialog windows for
> different aspects of usage. With the large virtual desktop these
> secondary windows may appear in unexpected places or even out of
> sight.
>
> I'd like to make any pop-up windows appear in the near vacinity of the parent
> window but have no idea how to control this.
There are several placement policies FVWM gives you to choose from.
I guess, you have one of these (some words are optional):
Style * RandomPlacement, SmartPlacement, CleverPlacement
Style * RandomPlacement, SmartPlacement, CleverPlacementOff
Both, being smart, try first to find a free place for a new window, and
you don't like this behaviour. So, you can try an active placement mode:
Style * ActivePlacement, DumbPlacement
And, if you don't like to have to place windows yourself, you can use:
Style * RandomPlacement, DumbPlacement
This will always arrange windows by "stairs", so new windows will appear
not too far from the previous ones.
The 4 examples above affect all windows; you can define individual
placement policies for different windows. Try, for example:
Style Timetool ActivePlacement, DumbPlacement
Style Tksysv RandomPlacement, DumbPlacement
I hope, this short introduction to placement policies helps.
Regards,
Mikhael.
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Received on Sun Dec 03 2000 - 04:59:41 GMT