Re: Switching Desktops

["Ben FrantzDale" <frantb rpi edu>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Frank Chiulli <fc-linux@home.com>
To: Gnome List <gnome-list@gnome.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 1999 8:33 PM
Subject: Switching Desktops


> When using Gnome and Enlightenment, I would like to know if it's
> possible to disable switching desktops by moving the mouse off the
> screen.
>

Yes, It is.

> For example, I have four desktops showing in Pager.  I can switch by
> clicking the mouse over the one I which to have the focus.  If I am in
> the upper left, I can change the focus to the upper right one by moving
> the mouse off the right edge of the screen.  I would like to disable
> this.
>
> I have checked both the Enlightenment configuration tool and the Gnome
> User's Guide but didn't see anything appropriate.  Maybe I'm blind or I
> just don't know what exactly to look for.
>

Quite possible ;-)
Go into the Enlightenment config tool and in (I think) the multiple desktop
settings, there's an "enable edge resistance" checkbox. It is checked at the
moment and unchecking it will make your problem go away :-)

--Ben


> Thanks,
> Frank
>
>
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