On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 03:30:47PM -0700, elliot s wrote: > On 5/19/12, Thomas Adam <tho...@fvwm.org> wrote: > > On 19 May 2012 22:28, elliot s <elliot...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'd like to have one desktop per monitor (ie an independent "pager" > >> per monitor) with the ability to move or extend windows across the > >> monitors. Basically, a double wide page, where each "pager" controls > >> the windows with their (0,0) on that page half. Having the page button > >> show the icon of the last focused window would be nice, if possible. > > > > Not possible without Xinerama and even then, you're encroaching on > > per-desktop support which isn't possible yet. > > > >> I assume the pagers could be faked by fvwmbuttons and scripting. > >> Has anyone already done that? > > > > The only thing you can do is use FvwmEvent to hold different pagers > > for each *desk* -- and make them stickyacrosspages for that desk, > > killing the other pagers as you move between desks. > > > > I don't know if this is what you're asking or not. But likely what > > you're asking isn't possible yet, and no amount of scripting is going > > to help you. > > > > -- Thomas Adam > > I'm figuring on having a backing desktop that holds the windows that > live soley on the right hand side of the page, and a variable holding > the value of the current right hand page. When i press a page > fvwmbutton, it moves all of the current right hand windows to the > backing desk, page <variable> and moves to current desk the windows of > the new page from the backing desk. Pressing the real pager operating > the left hand page moves all of the right hand current windows to the > current left hand page. I dont want to use sticky style so as not to > lose which right hand windows are truly sticky.
You're mixing so many different words with defined meaning to FVWM, I cannot understand you. Restate your question, and forget FVWM is even involved. If you can do that, then I can put a better answer to you. -- Thomas Adam -- "Deep in my heart I wish I was wrong. But deep in my heart I know I am not." -- Morrissey ("Girl Least Likely To" -- off of Viva Hate.)