Re: FVWM: Anyone want my FvwmTaskBar improvements?

From: John Culleton <john_at_ccpl.carr.lib.md.us>
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 09:56:32 -0400

Michael L. Raymer wrote:

> I have written a patch for FvwmTaskBar which allows the following behavior:
> 1) Is there any interest?
> 2) Who would be the appropriate person to send such a submission to? I checked
> the source code, but none of the email addresses listed there exist anymore.
> I also checked the FAQ, which said that the mailing lists were the current
> forum for new code submissions.
>
> Thanks for any info,
>
> Michael L. Raymer
> Depts. of Computer Science and Biochemistry
> Michigan State University
> raymermi_at_cps.msu.edu
>
> p.s. - I'm not subscribed to the mailing lists, but I check the archive regularly,
> for a faster response, email me directly.
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To taskbar or not depends in part on your previous experience. I use three entities
instead:
1. A horizontal (bottom) buttonbar with my frequently used programs.
2. A vertical (lower left) buttonbar with raise, lower resize etc. functions. This
forms a "lazy L" configuration with the other button bar.
3. an FVWMPager (upper right) with four desktops, each with four pages.
Thie pager is really my task bar. The tasks are shown as tiny windows on the desktop
and page where I started them. To switch to that task I just click on the little page
image.
If a particular page gets busy I can move a window to another page or desktop by
using the middle mouse button and dragging it on the pager. This is also a useful way
to center a window on a page.
The three entities described above are sticky on all pages.
There are two advantages to my setup as I see it. The bottom bar remains static. I
know what is on it and where it is indicated. The tasks themselves are never
iconified once started. They just reside on different pages. To move to that task I
move to that page.
John R. Culleton, Jr.  john_at_ccpl.carr.org
2401 Haight Avenue
Sykesville, MD 21784 U. S. A.
(410) 795-1159
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Received on Tue May 12 1998 - 09:48:26 BST