Re: FVWM: An Openwin feature I miss (window resizing)

From: Paul D. Smith <psmith_at_BayNetworks.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 96 14:00:14 EST

%% Regarding FVWM: An Openwin feature I miss (window resizing);
%% Gregory Margo <gmargo_at_newton.vip.best.com> writes:

    gm> With fvwm, and other twm like window managers, dragging the
    gm> window corner resizes the window in both the X and Y directions.

    gm> With olwm/olvwm, this resize behavior is modified by holding the
    gm> shift button (or was it control?) so the window is only resized
    gm> in either the X or Y direction. In other words, the resizing is
    gm> constrained to occur along only one axis. I always found this
    gm> very helpful, especially for resizing windows I want to maintain
    gm> at 80 columns wide, like xterm or mailtool windows.

    gm> Thoughts?

Grab and drag the top or bottom and it'll resize only vertically; grab
and drag the left or right and it'll resize only horizontally.

Grab the corners and it'll resize in both axis.

I think it makes much more sense that way than having to use a shift (or
was it control?) :)
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Received on Wed Jan 31 1996 - 13:01:05 GMT

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