Re: FVWM: Out of date FvwmIconMan version if fvwm 2.0.44

From: Allen Brady Montz <bradym_at_cs.arizona.edu>
Date: 17 Jan 1997 10:57:47 -0700

Tobias Oetiker <oetiker_at_ee.ethz.ch> writes:

>
> On 16 Jan 1997, Allen Brady Montz wrote:
>
> >
> > I've been told that the FvwmIconMan in fvwm 2.0.44 is version 0.8, which is
> > exactly 0.1 out of date. If you have a burning need, you can get the latest
> > from:
> >
> > http://www.cs.arizona.edu/people/bradym/software/
> >
> > The only changes are a new option which specifies whether to honor the
> > window list that fvwm maintains when deciding which windows to manage, and
> > I fixed a probable coredump-inducing bug.
>
> a request:
>
> I would like to have my iconman swallowed in the toolbar ... but as it keeps
> changing size this is difficult ... wouldn't it be possible to have it
> assume a fixed size and scrollbar for inclusion in the toolbar ?
>
> I am no X programmer, otherwise I would send you a patch ...
>
> cheers
> tobi

I'm currently rewriting all of the X code for FvwmIconMan, firstly so that
it's as optimal as I can humanly make it with respect to redrawing, secondly
so that I can make it not keep unmapping and mapping itself, and thirdly to add
multiple columns, and the ability to grow horizontally as well as vertically.

With multiple columns, and horizontal growth, it's very simple to bound the
size of the window, and have it just keep adding columns (which get
progreessively narrower, like the windows95 taskbar) as it adds icons. As with
any rewrite though, it's taking an unbounded amount of time as other things
have higher priority. I'm going to get back to it this weekend though.

As for a scrollbar, I hadn't thought of that. I'm not using any sort of widget
library though, so that could get tricky. I'll have to ponder the options.

-- 
 Brady Montz
 bradym_at_cs.arizona.edu
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