Re: [dwm] dwm and gnome

On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 11:53:47PM +0100, pancake wrote:
> > > You should use "Desktop" instead.
> > >
> > > The problem is that this rule is ignored ://
> >
> > I bet the desktop fullscreen window has set the
> > override_redirect hint. Check with
> > ; xwininfo | grep Redirect
> > If that's the case.
>
> pancake_AT_bare:~$ xwininfo
> xwininfo: Window id: 0xa0001d "Escritorio"
> Absolute upper-left X: 0
> Absolute upper-left Y: 736
> Relative upper-left X: 0
> Relative upper-left Y: 736
> Width: 512
> Height: 32
> Depth: 24
> Visual Class: TrueColor
> Border width: 0
> Class: InputOutput
> Colormap: 0x20 (installed)
> Bit Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
> Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
> Backing Store State: NotUseful
> Save Under State: no
> Map State: IsViewable
> Override Redirect State: no
> Corners: +0+736 -512+736 -512-0 +0-0
> -geometry 512x32+0-0
>
> It doesn't :/
>
> > [..]
> > > Not only for gnome, but this way we can provide hybrid environment with
> > > tiled desktop and menubar and will be compatible with any available desktop
> > > environment or menu implementation.
> >
> > The problem with this is extensive use of EWMH, and I don't want
> > to clutter dwm with this. I think Gnome is nothing for dwm
> > users. Same with the other environments.
> > ;)
> >
> > If you really want them co-exist, go with Xnest the one or the
> > other way, or with two differently concurrently running X
> > servers.
>
> Hehe, i just wanted to express my experience with this weird mixture.
> I understand that joining both worlds is not a clean design and I
> understand your comments.
>
> I find dwm a nice environment for experimentating with usability and
> having this mix can make non-tiled users to see how productives are
> these environments. But I see this as an experiment.
>
> Just to see how a 'normal' or ignorant user interacts with a computer
> with a tiled window manager just observing how they try to manage the
> environment. This way it's possible to fix and learn new ways for dwm
> and bring some experimental ideas.
>
> I just want to play O:)
>
> --pancake
>

One of my friends does this regularly. He calls it gdwm. Pronounced
guh-d-w-m. Haha. Thought it was interesting that someone else out there
tried this too.

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