On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 08:39:57AM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote: > Dominik Vogt wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 11:01:57PM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote: > > > Mikhael Goikhman wrote: > > > >On 30 Nov 2002 15:52:05 +0100, Tor Stormwall wrote: > > > does outline move have to grab X? it seems like most evil thing (in > > > context given context:-), turning nice multitasking system into a one > > > task dos piece of crap, even if it's for few moments only (mostly). > > > > The reason is mainly backward compatibility. We could also draw > > the wire frame into separate windows and fill it with a pattern > > that gives a good contrast. But we could not have the current > > "Xor" effect. > > :-) considering how ugly the xor effect looks it funny that it's (part > of) a reason why the nasty grab X is used by fvwm
Well, it is considerably faster too and does not cause any redraws on below windows. A non grabbing implementation of wire frame move is about as slow as opaque moving. > > Personally I wonder > > why people want manual placement at all. I think it is a big > > nuisance. > > yes it is but why wouldn't it use opaque window when given window > qualifies for opaque move? It's the choice of the user. And of course wire frame operations are still common for resizing. Bye Dominik ^_^ ^_^ -- Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>. To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
