Benjamin Low <ben_at_snrc.uow.edu.au> writes:
> Dan Espen wrote:
> ...
> > 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".
>
> Attached is a unified diff against fvwm-2.2.2. Basically, it enhances
> the symantics of StickIcons to also mean "FixedIcons" (or
> "IconsThatRememberTheirPlace" or whatever is deemed the best way to
> describe this :-) (StickyIconsAreReallySticky??)
>
> With this patch, StickyIcons are AutoPlaced when first iconised, from
> then on stay where they were placed, exactly as if they were manually
> placed. Non-StickyIcons will shuffle aside when changing pages to avoid
> landing on top of a StickyIcon.
>
> Works a treat :-)
It may work, but...
The patch should be against the current CVS sources (2.3.8).
The patch should preserve existing functionality. (I think existing
users of sticky icons, would still want them to autoarrange.)
The patch must include a man page update.
There should be a ChangeLog entry.
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Dan Espen
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Received on Wed Sep 08 1999 - 10:42:23 BST