On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 06:52:37PM -0500, Paul Fox wrote: > I feel like I used to know how to do this, or maybe I didn't, and it > worked properly in the past and I've changed something unknowingly. > > How do I tell CleverPlacement that some areas of the screen are off > limits? As things are, windows often end up on top of my FvwmButtons, > and my launcher buttons.
In my eyes, the real solution is to not clutter the page with stacked windows but instead use separate pages. Fvwm won't overlap the button window unless other windows are already much overlapped. It's also possible to individually set the penalty for sticky windows with the MinOverlapPlacementPenalties style. You might also make the button window "staysontop". Another option might be to configure a keyboard shortcut to get the button window back to the top. Using the struts is really awkward because it limits proper use of the available space in many unnescessary situations. (I've been using a rectangular button window in the bottom left corner for ages. Today it's only 1/4 of the screen width, and a "strut" would prevent ever placing windows in the right 3/4 too.) Ciao Dominik ^_^ ^_^ -- Dominik Vogt
