On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 01:35:23PM -0500, xOr wrote:
> Windows have always been able to snap to the edge of the screen. If they
> aren't, have a look in your blackboxrc.
Yeah, in particular see the session.screen0.edgeSnapThreshold: rule. I
was happy to find this (on accident), as this had been a feature I was
hunting for in Blackbox.
> What the patch does it make snapping the window to the edge easier. It
> does this by doubling the area in which the window snaps. With the patch
> applied, the window edge will snap to the screen edge from inside *and*
> outside of the screen border.
>
> so.. diagram.. at the top edge of your monitor:
>
> old style new style
>
> ===== <- snap area
> ===== <- snap area
> ----- <- screen edge ----- <- screen edge
> ===== <- snap area ===== <- snap area
> ===== <- snap area ===== <- snap area
>
> hope this makes sense :)
Excellent, indeed it does. Will this patch be included mainline soon?
On a related issue - is there any support in the works for snapping to
the edges of other windows, as well?
Take care,
John
> I am damn unsatisfied to be killed in this way.
Great sig.
