Matching windows to desktops

[TerryJ]

Erik Harrison wrote:
> On 2/5/07, TerryJ <listmail at exemail.com.au> wrote:
>   
>> Erik Harrison wrote:
>>     
>>> On 2/5/07, TerryJ <listmail at exemail.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> This was mentioned recently and someone mentioned devilspie.  I was
>>>> unable to compile devilspie.  'make check' disagreed with the script.
>>>>
>>>> A new contender has emerged.  I stumbled across this announcement in the
>>>> forum:
>>>> http://forum.xfce.org/index.php?topic=3112.0
>>>>
>>>> I've got it installed (very easily) and working (again, very easily).
>>>>
>>>> Xfce needs something like this IMHO.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Why when the third party app you just mentioned works fine?
>>>       
>> I spoke to soon.  It's easy enough to associate certain windows to
>> desktops but, I've discovered, the window still appears on the active
>> desktop.
>>
>> Silly me.  I had this notion that window manager was part of the desktop.
>>     
>
> If you don't like Xfwm, the run a different one. I was asking a
> legitimate question since you claimed the app fit your need. Since
> you've (snarkily) claimed that the app is insufficient then replace
> the app.
>
> This list has been over and over and over and over this ground before.
> This kind of functionality is not within Xfwm's design goals or
> philosophy. In fact, a majority of WMs agree, so Olivier isn't on a
> limb or anything. But a MAJOR design goal of all of Xfce is to make it
> easy to replace it's components. So replace Xfwm with a window manager
> that better meets your needs, and stop making snarky comments about
> the work of volunteers.
Oh dear.  Sorry, sorry, SORRY. :-X  

I think replacing xfwm is beyond my capability.

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Regards, TerryJ

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