Re: [dwm] problem with "move window while dragging" (mod1-button1)

On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 09:50:15AM -0500, Jeremy O'Brien wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 10:47:10AM +0100, Joerg van den Hoff wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 08:43:42PM -0500, Jeremy O'Brien wrote:
> > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 06:48:12PM +0100, Joerg van den Hoff wrote:
> > > > hi,
> > > >
> > > > I want to give `dwm' a serious try (used it only
> > > > sporadically on my labtop up to now). so far everything
> > > > seems to work except
> > > >
> > > > window movement which mod1-button1 mouse dragging.
> > > >
> > > > nothing happens. floating windows always pop up in the upper
> > > > left corner of the screen and stay there. resizing with
> > > > mod1-button3 works, though.
> > > >
> > > > I even installed some patches from the home page enabling
> > > > keyboard based movement of windows, which works more or
> > > > less.
> > > >
> > > > I search Gmane but did'nt see anything relating to this.
> > > >
> > > > this is under MacOSX.
> > > >
> > > > what am I doing wrong?
> > > >
> > > > any help appreciated,
> > > >
> > > > joerg
> > > >
> > >
> > > You've tried both alt/option and the command key? This is probably an OS
> > > X issue. I've had mixed results from running X on OS X.
> > >
> > > --
> >
> > mod1 (alt) is recognized correctly (in all keyboard commands
> > as well as in mod1-button3 + dragging, i.e. window resize).
> >
> > maybe it is an mac related X11 issue, but I'm not sure. I
> > still use the (old) Xfree86 version coming with macos 10.4
> > and it works correctly AFAICS.
> >
> > but what I realized only now is that mod1-button1-click
> > anyway does usually insert previously selected text in an
> > xterm (i.e. this combination emulates a sole button2 click).
> > and it does this still, so maybe this function masks the
> > `dwm' definition.
> >
> >
> > anyway, thanks for bothering,
> >
> > joerg
>
> That would more than likely be your problem. There is the option
> "Emulate three button mouse" in X11's preferences. You may try turning
> that off.
>
> --
> Jeremy O'Brien aka neutral_insomniac

right, that's it. I think, I did'nt look in these preferences
for ages... sorry for the noise and thank's a lot.

joerg
Received on Thu Dec 20 2007 - 16:43:34 UTC