On Mon, Mar 29, 1999 at 03:27:40PM -0700, Bob van der Poel wrote:
> > bvdp> 2. I have
> >
> > bvdp> Style "*" RandomPlacement
> >
> > bvdp> However, when my netscape windows come up they want to
> > bvdp> 'tile'. Each new window is a bit lower (vertically) than the
> > bvdp> next. I assume that this is to show the different titlebars. I
> > bvdp> have the geom set to +0+0 for the netscape windows and really do
> > bvdp> want it that way. Can I force this?
> >
> > If I understand you correctly, you should be able to create a specific
> > style for netscape windows and specify a different placement scheme for
> > them:
> >
> > Style "Netscape" <something else>
> >
> > and that will override the "*" style.
> >
>
> Yes. I understand this. But, I guess what I'm asking is what placement
> scheme forces the placement specified in the *geometry X resource? It
> seems that fvwm2 is trying to be nice to me...and I don't want it to.
Hmm, that's difficult. Placing windows is one of the tasks the window
manager is supposed to do. The problem is: how can fvwm know that *you*
specified the position for the window. In X, when a window is created
it has to supply a preferred position to the window manager. This position
depends on your X resources. So if an application tells the window manager
it prefers to be at +0+0, how does the window manager disstinguish between
the application default and the user's geometry spec?
Bye
Dominik ^_^
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Dominik Vogt, dominik.vogt_at_gmx.de
Reply-To: dominik.vogt_at_gmx.de
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Received on Tue Apr 06 1999 - 21:44:03 BST