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FeelWindowBox(1x) AfterStep X11 window manager FeelWindowBox(1x)

FeelWindowBox - defines placement policy for certain type of windows, based on desk, window attributes, window size, etc. Useful for xinerama configurations, where windows should not be placed in between screens.

This defines the confining region of a WindowBox.

Limits the effects of this WindowBox to the specified desk.

strategy to use while placing window. The FirstTry strategy will attempt to place window in empty space only.

See Also: Window Placement types for further details.

places restrains on what size window could be placed in this area.

Limits effects of the WindowBox to windows with layer value that falls in range.

Places restrains on what size window could be placed in this area.

places restrains on what size window could be placed in this area.

limits the effects of the WindowBox to windows with layer value that falls in range.

places restrains on what size window could be placed in this area.

This will reverse order in which Cascade and Tile strategies are applied, making it Right-to-left, bottom-to-top.

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backup strategy to use when there is no suitable empty space.

See Also: Window Placement types for further details.

Cascading and Tiling will be done in Vertical direction first.

Defines that area is in virtual coordinates.

Starts a WindowBox definition. ~WindowBox ends it.

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This is a whole new thing to allow better window placement policy :


WindowBox "some_name"
Area WxH+X+Y
Virtual
MinWidth width
MinHeight height
MaxWidth width
MaxHeight height
FirstTry SmartPlacement|RandomPlacement|Tile
ThenTry RandomPlacement|Cascade|Manual
VerticalPriority
ReverseOrder
Desk desk
MinLayer min_layer
MaxLayer max_layer ~WindowBox

Note that old SmartPlacement/RandomPlacement has been coopted to be used for Default windowbox.

AfterStep v.2.2.12 3rd Berkeley Distribution