On Mon, 18 Nov 2013 at 15:29:29 +0100, Josip Deanovic wrote: > >> Note that wmctrl and xprop are not Windowmaker specific tools and they > >> are not distributed with the Windowmaker source. > > > > That's why it would be very nice and very useful if WindowMaker would > > offer these options like application specific geometry and position > > (like "initial workspace" and "icon"). When starting from a saved state > > it is able to do so, so it should be possible to make this work > > on-the-fly IMHO. But as I'm not a programmer, I'm not able to see > > through all the ins and outs of such an option. > > > > Is there a special reason why these options are not available (or cannot > > be set) in the "attributes"? I have used WM for at least 15 years now > > and lacking such functionality is a bit strange for such a flexible > > window manager, isn't it? :) > > I am not a Windowmaker developer but rather a user like yourself. > However, I do have some experience with X11 and Xlib and your idea seems > intersting to me. I think that it would be a good thing if you try to > present your suggestion on Windowmaker devel mailing list. > > It could be done and the only problem I see here would pop out with some > applications which tend to open multiple windows while using the same > window name and class which would make impossible to distinguish it's > windows and the same atributes would then be applied for all windows that > belong to that application. > > I would like to expand your idea and add the possibility to define the > custom window name in addition to your suggestions. > > Others might see those changes as a big change when compared to the > original NextStep environemnt but then again, it could be accepted and > in my opinion it would be a nice addition to Windowmaker functionality.
I think this is a good idea. Improving wmaker's window positioning scheme is always welcome. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected].
