Re: FVWM: A patch and two bugs

From: Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt_at_gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 13:04:00 +0200

On Wed, May 12, 1999 at 12:55:19PM +0200, Dominik Vogt wrote:
> On Wed, May 12, 1999 at 06:30:42AM +0000, morton_at_nortelnetworks.com wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > I use FVWM2 and the KDE file manager. As KFM is a single-click browser
> > I have configured FVWM2 to be single-clickable as well. This works OK,
> > except you need a very steady hand to deiconify an icon with a single
> > click.
> >
> > This is because the hard-wired three pixel thresholds in
> > function.c:IsClick() are too small.
> >
> > The attached patch against fvwm-snap-19990511 makes this distance
> > configurable (default is still three). The .fvwm2rc syntax is
> >
> > MoveDistance 9
>
> Sounds like a good enhancement. I'll rename it to 'MoveThreshold' however.
> And you forgot menus. The same value is used there. Don't care to send
> the patch again, I know where the changes have to be done.

Oops, I wanted to ask you something in the first place (I'm just curious):
Why is three pixels not enough? I could imagine a number of reasons:

 - very sensitive mouse acceleration/speed
 - large screen resolution
 - shaky hand
 - you're using a trackball and keep the hand on the ball while pressing
   the button
 - ...

Bye

Dominik ^_^

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