switching desktops with mouse.. (possible bug)

[Olivier Fourdan]

Anto,

There are basically two ways for implementing that feature:

1) Listen to mouse move events on the root window.
   => Very simple implementation.
   But, some apps don't let the events get thru, so we don't catch all
   the events.
2) Map input only small windows on all edges that wil receive the events
   => A bit more complex (not *that* much though), but requires 
   definitely more code and testing, to avoid side effects with other 
   apps. Furthermore, keeping those windows arround means that they must
   be kept on top of the stack, whetever happens.

The "switch workspace" option has been added recently, I was more or
less against it, and I really don't see the point in adding more
complexity to the code just for that.

Another side effect, more positive, is that you don't accidently switch
workspace when working inside a window.

As I usually like to say, I see no point in bloating the software for
100% of the user with features that will be used by maybe 10% of them.

Cheers,
Olivier.

On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 19:40, Anto C wrote:
> Becouse i like xfce4 much more, it doenst bother me _that_ much, im just 
> saying maybe its a bug becouse i saw it is do-able?
> Did  you code it this way intentionally?
> Why is it better this way?
> I think the option "warp workspaces when mouse reeches the edge" should, as it 
> says, not depend on wheter a window is benieth it or not.
> 
> Cheers.
> Anto.
> 
> On Saturday 21 June 2003 21.58, Olivier Fourdan wrote:
> > Anto,
> >
> > Why not sticking with Enlightenment then ?
> >
> > I think it's better the way it is now.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Olivier.
> >
> > On Sat, 2003-06-21 at 19:18, Anto C wrote:
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > I use the function of switching the desktop when moving the mouse to the
> > > borders alot, and noticed that if you have a window that has a part of it
> > > on "the other desktop" so it overhemls the background then switching
> > > desktops is not possible by moving the mouse to the border.. It seems its
> > > only possible when there is a free area of the backdrop to switch the
> > > desktop this way. I think this should not be this way, in enlightenment
> > > wich has the same function (almost) works nicely.
> > >
> > > regards
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