Re: FVWM: acrobat/adobe reader, firefox and FVWM

2008-04-09 Thread John Latham
... > On my system if I go full screen (control-L in acrobat reader), the > CONTENT of the PDF document occupies entirely my screen (as it should be), > no borders, no titlebar. > > On the laptop instead when I hit control-L in acrobat reader, there is > also the window manager decoration. Whi

Re: FVWM: Desktops versus Pages - how to use?

2008-05-22 Thread John Latham
> 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

Re: FVWM: Desktops versus Pages - how to use?

2008-05-22 Thread John Latham
> From: John Latham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 18:54:17 +0100 (BST) > * Pages are used as more desk space within each `task', e.g. I might > have a web browser open on the Java API in the page next to the one I > am writing code in:

Re: FVWM: Desktops versus Pages - how to use?

2008-05-22 Thread John Latham
> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 07:15:46PM +0100, John Latham wrote: > > > From: John Latham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 18:54:17 +0100 (BST) > > > > > * Pages are used as more desk space within each `task', e.g. I might > > &g

Re: FVWM: (Icon)TitleFormat doesnt quite work like IndexedWindowName

2011-10-23 Thread John Latham
> On 20 October 2011 09:13, Thomas Adam wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:51:59AM -0700, elliot s wrote: > >> Version 2.6.3: > >> Previous versions only added the "(%t)" when there was a repeated name. > >> The new code always adds it. > > > > This is not a bug, but rather very much by deliber

Re: FVWM: Deprecating certain Fvwm* modules

2011-10-24 Thread John Latham
> Both FvwmComand and FvwmConsole are used a lot, so the goal is to replace= > them with a more verstile tool. They won't be removed until this tool is= > functional, been tested in many situations and people have had plenty of= > time to change their configs. As I thought, thanks. One thing t

Re: FVWM: "Stepping down" from next year.

2011-11-07 Thread John Latham
> >Having a single maintainer is too much of a burden. I've always been > >surprised that anyone would take on that role. > > Yes, that's probably true. I think Thomas is at the end of his power. > The permanent attacks against him the last time weren't very cooperative at > all ... Wait a moment