Re: FVWM: Windowing Z-order

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 18:21:00 -0400

Colin Phillips <colinp_at_oeone.com> writes:
> Is there any way (in the fvwm2rc file OR dynamically at runtime) in
> fvwm2 of specifying z-ordering of windows?
>
> Here's what I need to do:
>
> 1) I have windows A, B, C, D and E (and B, C, and D are all spawned by A
> - not E)
> 2) window A is always below every other window
> 3) window B must stay below C (whenever the two are on screen at the
> same time)
> 4) window D must stay above B but below C
> 5) window E must stay above all other windows EXCEPT windows that it may
> spawn
>
> Is there any way of doing something this complex with fvwm2? If not, is
> there a window manager out there that can do this?

The 2.3.x betas support "layers".
That should do what you want.

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Received on Sun May 27 2001 - 17:26:21 BST

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