Dan Espen <des...@verizon.net> writes: > lee <l...@yagibdah.de> writes: > >> Michael Großer <michael.gros...@gmx.de> writes: >> >>> Michael Großer wrote: >>>> Dan Espen wrote: >>>>> lee <l...@yagibdah.de> writes: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> the subject pretty much says it: >>>>>> >>>>>> Can I somehow make it so that fvwm ignores particular windows when >>>>>> figuring out where to place a new one? >>>>> >>>>> Not that I know of. >>>>> >>>>> What are you trying to do? >>>> >>>> Without awaiting the answer about what is tried to do: >>>> >>>> If no official way helps, there is always a dirty but "creative" >>>> approach. >>>> >>>> - Minimize the particular windows that you want to ignore >>>> - Hide their icons >>>> - Place your new window >>>> - Unhide the hidden icons >>>> - Reopen the minimized windows >>>> >>>> The process would perhaps have an optical effect that is not so good >>>> looking, but the "creative" approach could solve your problem if no other >>>> expert delivers a better solution :-) >>> >>> Another idea: >>> >>> - Move the particular windows to a desktop that solely exists for that >>> purpose >>> - Place your new window >>> - Move the cleared away windows back to their original place >> >> Thanks, these are good ideas :) >> >> I haven't figured out how to use multiple desks, though. I tried that >> once and apparently got multiple desks just by naming some, but no way >> to switch between them. > > Most users use FvwmPager to switch desks.
I only got the name of a desk displayed in the pager --- it's actually still there. How do you switch between them with the pager?
