Re: Wmaker Problem
Greg Starkes wrote:
>
> Didi Damian wrote:
> >
> > Greg Starkes wrote:
> >
> > > This issue has come up on the wmaker mailing list. After choosing
> > > Attributes..., choose Window Specification. Previous versions of wmaker
> > > would default to the first one. Now it doesn't default to any. So, if
> > > you want to set attributes, you must first choose a window specification
> > > (ie. Navigator.Netscape), and then choose the settings you want and
> > > save.
> > >
> >
> > I tried to get rid of the app icon for Eterm, so I went through as usual
> > and specified the 1st box ( xterm Xterm class). It didn't save it. Maybe
> > it's just me but I don't like those big space sucking icons that pop up
> > every time I open an app. I used to be able to turn them off in 0.53.
> > Can somebody explain me why we would need those tiles in practice ?
>
> Just to avoid confusion, are you talking about the miniwindows (the ones
> with titles for minimized apps), or app icons (the ones that show up for
> every app)?
>
> I'll assume you are talking about the app icons. Except modifying the
> attributes for every app to not show an app icon, you cannot get rid off
> them. Here's what I do to at least make it `look' like the aren't there:
>
> Since I only use the clip for workspace navigation, I leave it collapsed
> all the time. Then I tell it to auto-attract icons. Since it's
> collapsed, I never see any of the app icons that it has attracted.
>
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I'm talking about the app icons. Great idea, thanks !
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D.Damian
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