[openbox] Xinerama and centered windows

[Kacper Wysocki]

On 12/18/03 23:18:01, Marc Wilson wrote:
>  That's easy... it doesn't.  DRI and Xinerama don't work together.

I know this..

>  Openbox is going to honor a window's request for position.  Are
> these  windows asking to be placed in a certain location on the  
> screen?  I  use  emelfm extensively, and it deliberately places  
> confirmation dialogs  in  the  exact center of the screen.

No matter whether the windows deliberately place themselves in the  
exact center of the screen, this just doesn't work well for multiscreen  
setups. But I'm guessing what you're saying is that the applications in  
question are responsible.

> > Also, child windows should really open on the same screen as the
> > parent- opening emails in my mail app (balsa) there's no way of
> > predicting what screen the next window will open on. Tricky.
> 
> I imagine this is an artifact of smart window placement, which tries   
> to  maximize use of screen real-estate.  You might try under-mouse   
> placement  instead.  You may also want to look at those windows... if  
> they're  top-level windows, I'd think it's going to be rather  
> difficult for  the  window manager to know they're children of the  
> primary.

I have a strong dislike for under-mouse placement- I _like_ smart  
window placement, as it does indeed put new windows rather  
intelligently, but there are a coupe of cases when not being able to  
predict where the next window will open is a disadvantage. I was under  
the impression that there existed an X mechanism for determining  
whether a window is a child of another. Sounds like you're saying there  
isn't one.

Regards,
	Kacper
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