Re: FVWM: Desktops versus Pages - how to use?
On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 01:23:50AM +0100, John Latham wrote: > > So, if you don't want to use the two level structure then perhaps your > question becomes ``what is the difference between multiple desktops each with > one page, and multiple pages in one desktop?'' And I guess the answer is > whether or not you can scroll between them with the mouse and allow windows to > straddle the boundaries. > Yes, I think that's exactly it! This discussion has actually been very useful at clarifying what Pages and Desktops do and don't do. Thanks everyone. -- Chris Green
Re: FVWM: Desktops versus Pages - how to use?
On 22May2008 14:57, Chris G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | I've never quite made my mind up whether to use several Desktops or | several Pages on one desktop, what are the reasons (if any) for | choosing one or the other? | | I've never found any use for running a program with a window larger | than my screen size, I rarely (but very occasionally) would like to | drag a window from one place to another. I use desktops exclusively. I don't use the Pager either. I never want to drag a window from one to another; I always "push" it because I don't think of desktops/pages as laid out in any particular geometric relationship. So I have Alt-Fn-N bound to "switch to desktop N" and Shift-Fn-N bound to "push this window to desktop N". I also have named desktops in a menu (Alt-D for the menu to switch, Alt-P for the menu that pushes) and a convenient shell command to make and switch to a new desktop at whim. Since I always have a thin shell window across the top of my screen, this is easy. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Life is like a sandwich, the more you put in, the better it tastes. - Steve B. Hill, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: FVWM: Desktops versus Pages - how to use?
On Thu, 22 May 2008, Gautam Iyer wrote:
On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 04:04:07PM -0700, Gautam Iyer wrote:
(Or at least I don't know how to do this natively).
I don't see how you can be confused. The examples in the manpage
might lead you to believe that Goto{Page,Desk} only operates linearly,
but it really is an x,y operation.
How would one do this natively with GotoDesk? Say with the desktops on a
3 by 3 grid. With wrapping? (It is of course possible with GotoPage.)
To be more precise: How would I do the analogue of
DesktopSize 3x3
GotoPage wrapx,wrapy 1 1
using GotoDesk?
GI
You are right, wrapx is difficult, but not wrapy.
I thought about the following bindings
inspired by console switching with C-M-F1..F4.
# switch desk
Key Left A CM PipeRead "echo GotoDesk $((-1+3*($[desk.n]%3==0))) 0 0 8'
Key Right A CM PipeRead "echo GotoDesk $((1-3*($[desk.n]%3==2))) 0 0 8'
Key Up A CM GotoDesk 3 0 0 8
Key Down A CM GotoDesk -3 0 0 8
That should work IMO, but not here, $[desk.n] always expands to 0,
hmmmhm, anyone any idea why?
umu
Re: FVWM: Desktops versus Pages - how to use?
On Sat, 24 May 2008, Ulrich Mueller wrote: # switch desk Key Left A CM PipeRead "echo GotoDesk $((-1+3*($[desk.n]%3==0))) 0 0 8' Key Right A CM PipeRead "echo GotoDesk $((1-3*($[desk.n]%3==2))) 0 0 8' Key Up A CM GotoDesk 3 0 0 8 Key Down A CM GotoDesk -3 0 0 8 quotes at the end of course, sorry I copied by hand, but the question still remains, $[desk.n] always expands to 0... umu
