FVWM: Re: FVWM-2 WindowList

From: Scary Guy <scaryguy_at_sanitarium.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 06:53:06 -0400 (EDT)

> Scary Guy wrote:
> > would be sequenced in the order in which they were last accessed. This
> > was very convenient because I had bound some keys to bring up the
> > WindowList and then I could use keystrokes (j or k) to easily go up or
> > down to switch between menus. So, if I was working between two windows
> > and wanted to toggle between them, all I had to do is bring up the
> > WindowList (i.e. Alt+F1), and then press j-j to switch to the previous
> > window, then enter to select it.
> >
>
> You can get this sort of behaviour using Fvwm2's Next and Prev commands.
> Bind these to, say Alt+Tab (for the windows users out there).
>
> Key Tab A M Prev Focus

Right, but that sort of defeats the original purpose of using WindowList
in the first place: I like to be able to see which window I am
selecting, especially in the case that the window I am selecting is not
the previously selected one. This helps when a large number of windows
are open.

Thanks
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Received on Fri Jun 07 1996 - 05:57:27 BST

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