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
