Re: FVWM: Re: The future of FVWM (was Re: Starting fvwm2 development)

From: Brady Montz <bradym_at_cs.arizona.edu>
Date: 29 May 1998 09:42:51 -0700

"Eddy J. Gurney" <eddy_at_ans.net> writes:
> P.S. I've patched `fvwm2-2.0.46' to add some useful features:
>
> . Automatic pointer warp to transient windows (great for programs
> like Netscape that pop-up Find windows and such.) This would be
> a great "style" feature (i.e., WarpToTransients/NoWarpToTransients).
>
> . When placing a window (i.e., dragging around the "grid"), I have
> redefined the mouse buttons to work as follows:
>
> Button 1 = Place window (no change)
> Button 2 = Place window, but allow it to be resized (i.e., while
> holding button 2, you can drag to the window borders and
> resize it while it is being placed. Very useful). If you
> don't use the "mmw" style menus, this works already.
> If you use "mmw" style menus, you can see how this works
> by holding down "shift" and using Button 1. Not sure why
> this feature is tied to mmw-styled menus, but I'd rather
> see it always mapped to button 2.
> Button 3 = Place window, but maximize its height (i.e., when you
> click button 3, you select the top-left corner of the
> window, but it is automatically resized so that it extends
> all the way to the bottom of the screen. Great for xterms.)
>
> If there is any interest in these patches, let me know where to send
> them. I'd love to see them included in the next release of fvwm2.

Send them to me.

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