Circa 2001-Feb-16 14:52:29 -0500 dixit [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
: I was wondering if there is a "snap to" feature for windows to either
: tie them together. I.e., Netscape windows open up on top of
: themselves, and align to themselves. Mozilla windows do not.
The reason for the effect you observe is that Netscape has a setting in
the window manager size hints on its top-level windows called
program-specified position" (or PPosition). It's not a requirement for
window managers to pay attention to the PPosition, but many do.
Unfortunately, most programs based on Motif specify a PPosition (many
specify on of 0,0---the upper lefthand corner of the screen), and, in
most window managers, it overrides any window-placement setting you
have (e.g., "smart", "cascading", or "interactive").
The reason Mozilla doesn't exhibit the behavior, obviously, is that it
doesn't set the PPosition field in WM_SIZE_HINTS. If you want Mozilla
windows to behave the same as Netscape windows do, you may be able to
use the '-geometry' option or the '.geometry' resource to specify the
position at which to place windows. See the X manual page ('man X')
for further explanation, and the Mozilla documentation to see whether
it's possible.
: I like this feature; I think it lends itself to a clean desktop. I
: was just wondering if this feature or one like it exists, so I don't
: have to oh-so-carefully try to move my windows to overlap perfectly.
I suspect you're in a minority. Many folks don't seem to like
program-specified positions and prefer the window manager ignore them
and follow its placement algorithm.
If you like this sort of window placement, however, you can use
'-geometry' bzw. '.geometry' with most X applications. Knock yourself
out.
: I'd also like to be able to snap windows to the edge of the screen
: in a similar fashion.
From the manual page for blackbox-0.61.1:
RESOURCE FILE
Usually the ~/.blackboxrc resource file is created and
maintained bij Blackbox itself. All options from the
[config] menu (from 0.60.x on), the last selected style
file, your workspace names and so on are saved into this
file. However, there are some resources in it you might
want to edit yourself:
[...]
session.screen0.edgeSnapThreshold:
When moving a window across your screen, Blackbox
is able to have it `snap' to the edges of the
screen for easy placement. This variable tells
Blackbox the distance (in pixels) at which the win
dow will jump to the egde. Default value is: 0.
Looks like that's already there too. :)
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