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Window Maker 0.95.8 released

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Re: Window Maker 0.95.8 released

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Post by wernercd »

AceJohnny2 wrote: post #38
wernercd wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Windows has actually gotten pretty good, surprisingly (drag to corners to get a quarter screen window, drag to sides to get half screen) Holy shit on a shingle... how did I not know about this magic incantation!

Even better then: try the Win key + arrow keys.

I knew about and use the hell out of the Win+Arrow combo... but I didn't know you could drag to corners/sides to get the same effect.

Always nice to have alternatives - and I'm always dragging stuff around to different windows so it'll be nice to not have to drag, drop and then window key stuff.

Re: Window Maker 0.95.8 released

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Post by Elv13 »

SwellJoe wrote: post #22

The "half-maximized" feature sounds great, and one of the things that I feel like no one has right, still. Windows has actually gotten pretty good, surprisingly (drag to corners to get a quarter screen window, drag to sides to get half screen). Gnome is clumsier than I'd like. I really would love a window manager that handles tiling well, but doesn't require complete buy-in to a fully tiled concept. I doubt I'll be g…

AwesomeWM is both a tiling and floating WM. It has this feature (including snap to corner for 1/4). Awesome is a window manager framework allowing its users to be pretty much anything they want.

(disclaimer, I am a contributor)

Re: Window Maker 0.95.8 released

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Post by scorpioxy »

llukas wrote: post #37
SwellJoe wrote: post #22

The "half-maximized" feature sounds great, and one of the things that I feel like no one has right, still. Windows has actually gotten pretty good, surprisingly (drag to corners to get a quarter screen window, drag to sides to get half screen). Gnome is clumsier than I'd like. I really would love a window manager that handles tiling well, but doesn't require complete buy-in to a fully tiled concept. I doubt I'll be g…

KDE has drag to corner to get quarter screen window for a long time.

I've been a kde user for a couple of years now and I had no idea this existed...

Re: Window Maker 0.95.8 released

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Post by dredmorbius »

hashhar wrote: post #50
hashhar wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On that last statement of yours, keep this as a rule of thumb: If an API, 1.0 means stable. If an application, 1.0 means fully featured (as dictated by the author or community).

Why the downvote?

No idea, but in general, there are no general rules for version numbers.

Re: Window Maker 0.95.8 released

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Post by dredmorbius »

bcrescimanno wrote: post #4
michel-slm wrote: post #2

Feeling nostalgic ... Window Maker was my window manager of choice per year (up to the GNOME 1 days when it was still easy to run gnome-panel on top of WM). The NeXTSTEP way in which menus can be triggered by right-clicking is really usable - I only wish it's possible to attach the app menu bar as well. The global menu bar approach of macOS and GNOME can feel a bit ridiculous on large displays.

> I only wish it's possible to attach the app menu bar as well. The global menu bar approach of macOS and GNOME can feel a bit ridiculous on large displays. I personally disagree. It's still highly relevant to be able to "slam" the pointer upward to always land on the menu bar.

Screws with FFM.

Re: Window Maker 0.95.8 released

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Post by dredmorbius »

Zardoz84 wrote: post #46
zeotroph wrote: post #41

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As someone still using Window Maker, these mini-DockApps are a a reason why I keep using it. The dock is on the left or right, so it does not take the more precious vertical screenspace. And dockapps are reasonably sized (64x64 pixels by default) and thus can show useful information. I am especially fond of one showing CPU activity like blobs in a lava lamp (wmforkplop). I also got very used to the way WM does virtua…

what does WM that is special with virtual desktops?

Typically thy're arranged in a flat space, think of them extending left and right, logically, of your monitor(s).

The Windowlist shows all open windows. You can pin it, then walk through the list if you've lost track of something.

Windows can be pinned to all desktops.

Nothing I've seen in 30 years comes close.

Re: Window Maker 0.95.8 released

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Post by zeotroph »

scorpioxy wrote: post #53
llukas wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

KDE has drag to corner to get quarter screen window for a long time.

I've been a kde user for a couple of years now and I had no idea this existed...

Unfortunately in Window Maker the left/right edges of the screen move a window to another virtual desktop (by default), so this would have to be limited to the top or bottom edges which do not seem to have an action tied to them so far.

Re: Window Maker 0.95.8 released

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Post by [deleted] »

SwellJoe wrote: post #22

The "half-maximized" feature sounds great, and one of the things that I feel like no one has right, still. Windows has actually gotten pretty good, surprisingly (drag to corners to get a quarter screen window, drag to sides to get half screen). Gnome is clumsier than I'd like. I really would love a window manager that handles tiling well, but doesn't require complete buy-in to a fully tiled concept. I doubt I'll be g…

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