[openbox] wmctrl does not make windows sticky

[GI]

On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 06:54:01PM +0200, Mikael Magnusson wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, GI wrote:
> 
> >1. Requests to make windows sticky are ignored.
> 
> This is because Openbox doesn't support sticky windows, or rather, doesn't 
> support the thing that makes sticky windows meaningful...
> 
> >2. Requests to change the geometry of the desktop are ignored (hoever
> >  requests to change the NUMBER of desktops are honored).
> 
> Which is virtual desktops, ie having a desktop larger than your screen
> (this is different to changing the resolution in X and getting a
> virtual desktop that way) and moving around on it. The geometry of the
> desktop is the size of such a virtual desktop, but in Openbox, it is
> always == your resolution. A sticky window is a window that stays in
> the same place on your physical screen when you scroll around.

Aha. This explains thigs! Thanks.

> There is a patch to Openbox around that sets number of rows at
> startup, however there are some problems with it.

So is there a chance that this will be a feature in the near future?
If not, would you have any suggestions on how to put my desktops in a
grid? I tried running kpager, but it refused to put my desktops in a
grid.

> >PS: Don't flame me. I'm a n00b.
> 
> Tried my best not to :)

Thanks again :)

GI

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