On Wed, Apr 04, 2007 at 10:03:19AM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:53:24 +0100 > Chris G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is there any way to label windows in the FvwmPager? > > This is implied by _NOT_ setting: > > *FvwmPager: SmallFont none > > And (possibly): > > *FvwmPager: WindowLabelFormat > Ah, oops, maybe 'windows' wasn't the right word to use. Yes, my little images of open application windows which appear in FvwmPager have their names as you describe above.
What I wanted was some way of identifying each FvwmPager 'window' in the desktop. > > Or should I change to multiple desktops with one window each? > > That's Non-sequitur to your first question. > Maybe less so if I had explained better! :-) If I had multiple desktops then (I think) each desktop would have its own desktop name in the FvwmPager window title area. > > I currently have a single desktop with eight windows at work (having > > just moved from Sun CDE to Linux with fvwm2) and I'm finding there's > > just a little too much for me to remember what's where. > > The choice is yours. Many people find having one Desk with X pages > useful. Others like having one page per desk, for managing windows more > efficiently in terms of sorting, etc. > > > What are the trade-offs advantages of multiple windows on a single > > desktop as opposed to multiple desktops? > > Depends how you work. > Well yes, hence my question! :-) I.e. if I change from one desktop with eight 'windows' to (say) eight desktops with one window each what do I gain and lose? Can I move applications between desktops as I can between windows at the moment, is it slower to switch desktops rather than windows, etc.? The problem I have is that it's difficult to understand the reason for the existence of both desktops and multiple windows in desktops. It's a distinction that doesn't exist in most other multi-window/desktop utilities. At least I don't think it does and I've used CDE for many years, xfce and a few others. -- Chris Green
