David Stevenson wrote: > I see that this works now when I go to the border menu and do the > selection of vert/horiz max there, > Previously I also used to be able to do <alt><f10> and <ctrl><f10> to > toggle this as well. > My habitual terminal opening key sequence was often <ctrl><alt><insert> > then <ctrl> or <alt><f10> to maximize it :-) > > Another thing (which I don't think has ever worked as I expected) is in > the border menu, the checkboxes for maximization seems weird. > If you turn one on, they all turn on. And then if you are already, say, > horizontally maximised, you aren't allowed to then toggle directly into > another state of maximization - you have to un-horizontally maximize > first, then remaximise the way you want. If you are maximised, you can't > just horizontally unmaximise either. > > To be exhaustive! The different transitions between maximisation states > that I'd like to be able to toggle between are like below: > (I'm ignoring "fullscreen" mode here - not sure how that should fit in): > > State > 0 Not maximized > -> can horizontally maximize (to state 1) > -> can vertically maximize (to state 2) > -> can fully maximize (to state 3) > > 1 Horizontally maximized > -> can horizontally unmaximize (to state 0) > -> can vertically maximise (to state 3) > -> can fully maximize (to state 3) > > 2 Vertically maximized > -> can horizontally maximize (to state 3) > -> can vertically unmaximize (to state 0) > -> can fully maximize (to state 3) > > 3 Fully maximized > -> can horizontally unmaximize (to state 2) > -> can vertically unmaximize (to state 1) > -> can unmaximze (to state 0) > > In state's 0, there should obviously be no checkboxes checked in the > border menu for maximization, in states 1 and 2, one only check box > depending on which direction the window was maximized in, and then in > state 3, either all check boxes toggled on, or only the "fully" > maximized checkbox toggled on (not sure which is better for that 3rd > state - all, or just one - maybe one would be consistent with the idea > of "states", but I don't know if grandma would think about it like > that...). > > Does this seem sensible? > > I have been thinking of working with this functionality along these > lines myself at some point - not sure when I'm likely to get to it > though, so if someone takes away my fun first, I'll live with it :-)
Seems sensible, but DO NOT change the e_border_(un)maximize() functions. These functions must be this way to work with netwm. Just change the action and border menu interaction with these functions. Sebastian ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
