On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 at 19:34:55 +0300, Yuri Karaban wrote: > >>>>> "CRM" == Carlos R Mafra <[email protected]> writes: > > >> Center strategy: try to put window at the center of the usable > >> area. If window would overlap with existing windows, fall back to > >> "Auto" placement strategy. > >> > >> It's very useful for fresh workplaces. > > CRM>> Can't you already obtain more or less the same thing adjusting > CRM>> the "Placement Origin" for the Automatic placement through > CRM>> WPrefs? > > First thing I thought is to hack into Placement Origin, and implement > some special values like -1, -1 to center either horizontally or > vertically in Automatic placement mode. > > But later I thought that I better to implement it as different placement > strategy. Special values for Automatic mode need more changes in WPrefs, > and I'm not good in interface design. On the other hand adding new > placer to WPrefs is trivial.
But you can use the current slider in WPrefs to have a custom placement origin, and you can choose the (x,y) values which match with the center of your screen. So no change in WPrefs nor wmaker seems to be necessary, that's what I meant. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected].
