Re: [dwm] Alternative bottom stack patch (for 2.7).

From: Ross Mohn <rpmohn_AT_waxandwane.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:37:57 -0500

On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 15:22 +0100, Antoni Grzymala wrote:
> Hi,
>
> a friend of mine wrote an alternative bottom stack patch for dwm
> (currently included for 2.7) that differs from Ross Mohn's "Bottom Stack
> Layout" patch in the way that it doesn't create pancake-like flat
> windows layed on top of one another but rather a number of windows side
> by side this way:
>
> +----+
> | |
> +----+
> [][][]
>
> We consider this layout far more usable, especially on widescreen
> displays which are getting more and more popular.
>
> This code is based mostly on Ross'es code, it's simplified in the way,
> that there's no way to move the stack to the left side of the screen. We
> don't think it's worth the extra code.
>
> Also there's a simple feature added that make all tags (-1) visible when
> leaving dwm -- a useful feature for those who quit dwm in a hurry
> leaving some clients invisible and running.
>
> Hope some of you find it useful,
>
> cheers,
>
> [a]

Yes, I've been wanting to add this back in to my patch. I will make it
an option on my next patch release. Thanks!
-RPM
Received on Fri Dec 15 2006 - 21:38:05 UTC

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