Re: FVWM: Move window across pages without going there?

From: Mikhael Goikhman <migo_at_homemail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 00:32:39 +0000

On 27 Feb 2003 21:54:53 +0100, Gert Brinkmann wrote:
>
> while experimenting with virtual desktop commands I have configured the
> usual CTRL-ALT-CursorKey to move the screen to another page (GotoPage)
> and also CTRL-RighWin-ALT-CursorKey to move the currently focused window
> to a page and also go there. Therefore I use this function:
>
> AddToFunc MoveAndGotoPage
> + I Raise
> + I MoveToPage $0 $1
> + I GotoPage $0 $1
>
> Key Right W CM4 MoveAndGotoPage +1p +0p
> ...
>
> Is this the correct way to handle this or is there a smarter way to go?

There is no a "smarter" way than this.

> My main question is now: How to configure fvwm so that
> RightWin-CursorKey moves the focused window around without moving the
> screen?
>
> I tried
>
> Key Right W 4 MoveToPage +1p +0p
>
> but there are 2 problems:
>
> First: After moving the window, the focus should not change to another
> window that might have been behind the recently moved window until the
> RightWin key is released. Otherwise you could not move the initially
> focused window across 2 pages.

Unfortunately I don't see a good solution for this unless ClickToFocus is
used.

> Second: The arguments "+1p +0p" of MoveToPage are taken relative to the
> page where the screen currently is at. It has to be relative to the page
> where the currently moved window is at in this case.

You may use Move w+$[vp.width] w+$[vp.height], but unlike MoveToPage it
does not check for desktop page boundaries...

> Is there a solution for this?

Well, after some more thinking I see some solution:

  Key F5 A CS SetEnv CURRENT_WID $$w
  Key Right A 4 WindowId $$[CURRENT_WID] Move w+$[vp.width] keep
  Key Left A 4 WindowId $$[CURRENT_WID] Move w-$[vp.width] keep

You need first to mark a window, then move it to any direction.

Regards,
Mikhael.
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Received on Thu Feb 27 2003 - 18:34:05 GMT

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