On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 11:53:47PM +0100, pancake wrote: > > > You should use "Desktop" instead. > > > > > > The problem is that this rule is ignored :// > > > > I bet the desktop fullscreen window has set the > > override_redirect hint. Check with > > ; xwininfo | grep Redirect > > If that's the case. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xwininfo > xwininfo: Window id: 0xa0001d "Escritorio" > Absolute upper-left X: 0 > Absolute upper-left Y: 736 > Relative upper-left X: 0 > Relative upper-left Y: 736 > Width: 512 > Height: 32 > Depth: 24 > Visual Class: TrueColor > Border width: 0 > Class: InputOutput > Colormap: 0x20 (installed) > Bit Gravity State: NorthWestGravity > Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity > Backing Store State: NotUseful > Save Under State: no > Map State: IsViewable > Override Redirect State: no > Corners: +0+736 -512+736 -512-0 +0-0 > -geometry 512x32+0-0 > > It doesn't :/ > > > [..] > > > Not only for gnome, but this way we can provide hybrid environment with > > > tiled desktop and menubar and will be compatible with any available > > > desktop > > > environment or menu implementation. > > > > The problem with this is extensive use of EWMH, and I don't want > > to clutter dwm with this. I think Gnome is nothing for dwm > > users. Same with the other environments. > > ;) > > > > If you really want them co-exist, go with Xnest the one or the > > other way, or with two differently concurrently running X > > servers. > > Hehe, i just wanted to express my experience with this weird mixture. > I understand that joining both worlds is not a clean design and I > understand your comments. > > I find dwm a nice environment for experimentating with usability and > having this mix can make non-tiled users to see how productives are > these environments. But I see this as an experiment. > > Just to see how a 'normal' or ignorant user interacts with a computer > with a tiled window manager just observing how they try to manage the > environment. This way it's possible to fix and learn new ways for dwm > and bring some experimental ideas. > > I just want to play O:) > > --pancake >
One of my friends does this regularly. He calls it gdwm. Pronounced guh-d-w-m. Haha. Thought it was interesting that someone else out there tried this too. -- Jeremy O'Brien aka neutral_insomniac GPG key: 0xB1140FDB http://pohl.ececs.uc.edu/~jeremy/jeremy.asc Linux ambelina 2.6.22.9 #1 Zilog(R) Z80 processor 4MHz GNU/Linux
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