On 15 Jan 2003 10:34:48 +0100, Dominik Vogt wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 10:23:43AM +0100, Gert Brinkmann wrote:
> > Rob Park wrote:
> >
> > >You might have liked my old fvwm config. There were no permanent UI
> > >elements... (no taskbar, nothing like that. you had the whole screen to
> > >maximize a window).
> > >
> > >Left clicking on the desktop got you a transient pager, middle clicking
> > >got you a list of running programs, and right clicking got you a menu
> > >for launching apps. _extremely_ minimalistic, moreso than blackbox ;)
> >
> > This sounds interesting. But what i dislike a little bit are the
> > required clicks onto the desktop. This means that you always have to see
> > a part of the root-window. Perhaps a good approach for this was, having
> > 1 pixel at the borders always uncovered (you should not be allowed to
> > maximize, resize or move windows about this 1 pixel area). Is this
> > possible somehow? Alternatively i would use hotkeys.
>
> I have my root menu bound to Alt-Space and am quite happy with it.
> I tried binding it to a Shift-Button2 click on the window
> decorations too, but I never got used to it. Requires too much
> thinking where the pointer is.
If you want ideas for functional and consistent bindings, take a look at
the fvwm-themes FAQ, question 2.3, available on the web too.
In fvwm-themes the root menu is bound to Alt-Mouse1 inside any window.
Similarly, Alt-Mouse3 inside a window does the same as Mouse3 on the root,
but in the window context. Alt-Mouse2 inside a window duplicates Mouse2 on
decorations (Move + RaiseLower), but simulating the root's Mouse2 (window
list) inside a window is possible too by Alt-Mouse3 + "Switch to...".
Additionally, Alt-F1 anywhere is the same as Mouse1 on the root,
Alt-F2 == Mouse2, Alt-F3 == Mouse3. The root window is never needed.
Regards,
Mikhael.
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Received on Wed Jan 15 2003 - 04:28:11 GMT