Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt_at_fvwm.org> writes:
> On Tue, Aug 24, 1999 at 04:22:52PM +1000, ben_at_snrc.uow.edu.au wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Dominik Vogt wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, Aug 21, 1999 at 11:29:35PM +1000, ben_at_snrc.uow.edu.au wrote:
> > ...
> > > > I made a hack to fvwm 2.0.46 which undoes the icon 'auto-compact'
> > > > feature - that is, an application's icon position is reserved for the
> >
> > > I'm not quite sure what you are trying to do. I can't remember any
> > > feature that 'auto compacts' icons, whatever that may be. Perhaps
> >
> > What I mean is the way fvwm (and some other icon-based wmgrs) layout icons
> > on the screen. Presently, fvwm fills the icon box to not leave any gaps.
> > This means icons don't 'stay put' - for example:
> >
> > Wn - window id 'n' In - icon for window 'n'
> >
> > a)initial: b)restore W2: c)iconify W4: d)iconify W2:
> > +-----------+ +-----------+ +-----------+ +-----------+
> > | I1 | | I1 W2 | | I1 W2 | | I1 |
> > | I2 | | | | I4 | | I4 |
> > | I3 W4 | | I3 W4 | | I3 | | I3 |
> > | | | | | | | I2 |
> > +-----------+ +-----------+ +-----------+ +-----------+
> >
> > So you can see that the icons have rearranged themselves, each time
> > begin 'compacted' into the first available space in the icon box.
> >
> > What I like is for icons to stay where they started, in essence not having
> > the wm 'repack' the iconbox on every iconisation (<- is that a word??).
> >
> > Manually placing an icon forces it to stay put by removing it from the
> > packing process. My hack sets all icons as though they are manually
> > placed. It'd be nice to know if this is doable via any kind of config
> > directive/s.
>
> Then you should upgrade your fvwm to a more current version. A quick
> test reveals that the current development code does it the way you
> describe and I bet the released version (2.2.2) does it too.
I think you'd better read thru this again.
Whenever an icon is autoplaced, its placed in the first open slot,
regardless of its prior position. (Unless its been moved.)
In my opinion, the functionality requested is reasonable. I might
apply a patch if it was submitted. (Hacks won't do.)
I think this is better described as "icons automatically remember their
place".
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Received on Tue Aug 24 1999 - 07:27:39 BST