ello,
This is why you should use *FvwmPagerGeometry instead of *FvwmPagerDeskTopScale:
If you specify
*FvwmPagerGeometry XxY+a+b
and you have a
DeskTopSize mxn
then your X must be of the form X = k * m + (m-1) = (k+1)*m - 1
and similarly Y must be of the form Y = (l+1)*m - 1
simply because the pages must all be of equal height and width for it to
look nice and you have to take into account for the one pixel horizontal and
vertical lines separating the pages. If you have an outer border around your
pager then this one comes from the BorderWidth which by default is set to 1
pixel. To get rid of it (if you really want to) just set it to
BorderWidth 0 . Otherwise, if you have a frame around it then it comes from
the FrameWidth which by default is 7 (which is thicker so you *would*
notice this one).
... back to what I was saying ...
If you use *FvwmPagerDeskTopScale instead then you risk having the virtual
pages in the FvwmPager looking a pixel or two smaller than the space allocated
for them by the FvwmPager. It's a minor thing but can be annoying.
If you're really concerned about maintaining undistorted aspect ratio then
use *FvwmPagerDeskTopScale and then adjust it by trying to find an
*FvwmPagerGeometry that lies within plus or minus 4 pixels width/height
of that given by the *FvwmPagerDeskTopScale . However, IMHO, undistorted
aspect ratio is not the best feature of *FvwmPagerDeskTopScale : its
best feature is the fact that if you're on a LAN and go from a 15" to
a 17" monitor then you don't risk having the Pager reappear too small.
Best Regards,
Neil
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Received on Thu Sep 10 1998 - 16:59:18 BST