Re: Problems with current Apple X11 package
Re: Problems with current Apple X11 package
- Subject: Re: Problems with current Apple X11 package
- From: magenta <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:03:51 -0800
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 02:51:37PM -0800, Sean Ahern wrote:
> magenta wrote:
> > I much preferred XDarwin's behavior of raising all windows when the X
> > server is raised, as it was more compatible with my work style and my
> > choice of WM.
>
> I wonder if what's needed is a little X11 client app that runs alongside
> the window manager that would enforce this. If the stacking order changes,
> then tell all X windows to raise. That way it would work with all window
> managers. I'm sure there's an event it could listen for if the stacking
> order didn't change, but the topmost window was brought to the front of the
> native window system. Maybe just "Expose".
Won't work with all window managers. pwm, for example. :) (It ignores
stacking changes and window movements not generated explicitly by the
user.)
> > Obviously, that's not perfect behavior for everyone, since everyone has
> > different workflow and styles of interacting with the system, which is
> > why it should be configurable.
>
> I agree.
>
> Personally, I would hate it if all my X11 windows raised when one was
> raised. I'm trying not to think about the environment my windows are in,
> and instead think about the applications themselves. If I want to use the
> Gimp, I want the Gimp to raise, not all of my xterms and acroread and,
> and...
Yeah, but I use pwm to deal with that as well. :) It's at
http://www.students.tut.fi/~tuomov/pwm BTW, and I have a (IMO rather nice)
set of configuration files for it at http://trikuare.cx/~magenta/projects/
which makes working with my Linux system nearly as intuitive as breathing.
> Just FYI, OroborOSX has the option of doing it either way. It's called
> "Interleave" mode when not all windows raise..
And if Oroborus had tabbed window groups, that would mean something. ;)
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