Re: [STUMP] Real fullscreen and centering windows.

[Philippe Brochard]

Shawn Betts writes:

> Philippe Brochard <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>> Here is a few patch to have windows that doesn't fill all the frame
>> automaticaly centered :
>>
>> in core.lisp I have add this in maximize-window :
>>
>> -- core.lisp ---------------------------------------------------------
>> (defun maximize-window (win)
>>   "Maximize the window."
>>   ...
>>       ;; readjust the window to center if it doesn't fill all the frame
>>       (setf (xlib:drawable-x win) (truncate (+ x (/ (- width 
>> (xlib:drawable-width win)) 2)))
>>          (xlib:drawable-y win) (truncate (+ y (/ (- height 
>> (xlib:drawable-height win)) 2))))
>>       (xlib:display-force-output *display*))))
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> This should really be done with "gravity" like ratpoison, I
> think. Windows are divided into classes: transient, maxsize,
> normal. windows can be given individual gravity and a default gravity
> can be set for each class. gravity is a compass direction plus
> center. default gravity is nw. Perhaps there could be other gravity
> types (I'm not sure what they'd be).
>
Yes, this is a far better way. I've tried to change the geometry-hint
function but the real size of the window is known only at the end of
maximize-window.

> If you'd like to work on a gravity patch that'd be great! If you're
> interested, let me know if you need more details or have better ideas.
>
Yes, I'll have a look at that (if I can do anything) but I'd like to
have 'save layout' working right before that.

Philippe 

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