On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 11:32:08AM +0200, Uwe Pross wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Since I got an application which opens small windows a
> couple of times I switched to CascadePlacement since
> TileCascadePlacement caused fvwm to place the windows at
> different positions on the screen which is quite annoying.
>
> However, I like the CascadePlacement style, except that if
> there is no uniconified window on the current page it
> sometimes places the window as if there would be other
> windows. I would like if the new window is the only one on
> the page fvwm would place it at the top left corner. The
> next window should be placed in cascading style. Icons
> should be fully ignored. So new windows should be always
> placed at the top left corner if there is not other window
> on the page e.g. in the working area.
>
> Can this be achieved?
With FvwmEvent, if you don't mind the flashing.
> BTW: I got a couple of applications swallowed by
> FvwmButtons. Maybe the confuse the placement.
Yes, they do. You can make the swallowed apps appear somewhere
off screen before swallowing them. For example, I have this in
my config:
*FvwmButtons(Swallow FvwmPager 'FvwmPager * * \
-geometry 40x40-2000-2000')
^^^^^^^^^^
Ciao
Dominik ^_^ ^_^
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Received on Wed Sep 10 2003 - 05:12:07 BST