2009/11/14 <d...@linuxcaffe.ca>: >> It also seems a bit superfluous. The whole point of dynamic window >> managers is to make static layouts unimportant. I've never missed those >> kinds of features. > > Well you and I have different use-cases then. > I'm trying to build a "control centre" for my business, using wmii tabs and > windows arranged with various applications and associated files. These views > can consist of a dozen elements per "tag" and the consistancy of layout is > important. I'm using primarily cli and ncurses apps on the > super-light-weight distro, Slitaz, and plan to have the whole thing on a > bootable USB stick, so rebooting is a given. > This is not an average desk-top, by a long stretch. > Just because you don't care for it, doesn't mean my application is > superfluous. > djp
Thing is, wmii is kind of supposed to be inconsistent in that way, instead allowing you to quickly change layout & position for different usage patterns. Perhaps you should be looking for a static tiling wm instead, if I understand you correctly. Ion[1] seems to fit your usage pattern better, might be worth a try. [1] http://www.modeemi.fi/~tuomov/ion/
