Re: Poll on infinite-desktop, viewport and workspace?

[Wang Lei <wanglei 198112 gmail com>]

On 7/18/09, Teika Kazura <teika lavabit com> wrote:
> Hi, all. Let me do a poll, because rework is expected, and to make
> sure how should it be done.
>
> Do you use:
> 1. workspace?
> 2. viewport?
> 3. infinite-desktop?
> 4. pager? which?
> 5. edgeflip?
>
> 6. Could you describe more on how you use them?
> 7. Have any idea on them?
>
> My case:
> 1. No (only one)
> 2. Yes. 2x2
> 3. No. (seldom use mouse)
> 4. Yes. Sawfish-pager. I put it at right bottom of the screen.
> 5. No. (no mouse)
>
> 6. I jump around 2x2 viewport with Shift+arrow. I can easily "carry"
> windows across different viewports. I have a key for
> "toggle-window-sticky", so I pick up a window, go to the destination
> viewport, and leave it there.
> I'm quite satisfied with viewport.
>
> 7.
> a. Though it's matcher part, I'd like restart behavior
> improvements. Windows whose coordinate is specified by the matcher and
> maximized windows are moved to the "current viewport" at restart. For
> testers, it's incovenient. I don't know if it is possible within ewmh
> (kind of window manager standard), though.
>
> b. I have "Focus window when mapped" option enabled, but I'd like
> another option "Exception for window whose parent is invisible".  My
> aim is for parent windows in another viewport. What do you think?
>
>
> Thank you beforehand,
> Teika (Teika kazura)
>
>

1-6
NO. Usually, I only use emacs urxvt and iceseasel, and use
jump-or-exec switch between them. Because they all have tabs, I don't
use tab theme too. My screen is too small, I prefer all applications
fullscreen.

7
Maybe someday I have more than one screens, I'll use viewport ;)
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Regards
Lei