Fw: [ale] desktop size

Wandered Inn esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
Thu Jun 24 07:02:33 EDT 1999


> > I have tried. Probably people are stuck with the Windows idea of
> having to
> > open and close / minimize and maximize windows to get something done,
> > and just can't shake the habit.
>
> It's partly that.  But when you just want to move a window out of the
> way a little bit, but the window manager forces the window to move way
> off the screen even though that's not what you intended, that's evil.
> It shouldn't mistake my small drag-n-drop moves for a desire to
> completely get rid of the window altogether.

I'm not quite sure I understand this 'problem.'  Are you moving the
window in a pager, or on the desktop?  Does the window jump to a new
desktop?  Where does the window go, completely off the screen?

What wm are you using?

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