Re: Configuring window characteristics

[Heinrich Rebehn <rebehn ant uni-bremen de>]

Ivo wrote:
> > Hi Ivo,
> >
> > i use the sawfish window manager and it offers most of the features you 
> > requested.
>
>
> Hm, that would be GNOME 2.4's own default window manager, no? I'm using GNOME
> 2.4 from Debian unstable, so I assume I'm using sawfish. I know these features
> are available, because they are configurable in the GKrellm app config window.
>
> However, I have failed to find any such function in GNOME's window menu's. Do
> you mean to say that these functions are available to you in the window menu?
> (typically the icon in the left of the title bar, you know, alt-space stuff).
>
> Ivo
>
> On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 08:57:54AM +0200, Heinrich Rebehn wrote:
>
> > Ivo wrote:
> >
> > > Hi list,
> > >
> > > Since I've moved from WindowMaker, I've been missing these features in GNOME
> > > 2.4 and now that I have installed GKrellm this has become even more obvious. I
> > > can't believe GNOME would not have this functionality, though I have not found
> > > any information regarding this yet. Therefore I ask you for help.
> > >
> > > I want to:
> > >
> > > - Be able to configure any window to:
> > > * Not show up on the Window List
> > > * Start up minimized
> > > * Start up on a specific virtual desktop by default
> > > * Skip the alt-tab list
> > > - Save this configuration permanently
> > >
> > > Is this possible in GNOME 2.4?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help,
> > > Ivo 

The default GNOME 2.4 window manager is metacity, which has considerable 
less features than sawfish. Install sawfish, perform a

$ killall metacity ; sawfish &

Try it out and if you like it, simply save your session when logging 
out. Sawfish will then be started at next login. You can configure 
sawfish with the middle mousebutton in the root window

Good luck,

	Heinrich