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A better ManualPlacement that allows drawing the geometry of the new window. #674

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nguyenhuy-hoanganh opened this issue Jul 8, 2022 · 0 comments
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A better ManualPlacement that allows drawing the geometry of the new window. #674

nguyenhuy-hoanganh opened this issue Jul 8, 2022 · 0 comments
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Currently, the Style ManualPlacement makes it so that the new window outline will pop under the cursor, allowing the user to drag it around to choose a spot for the new window. You also get to see what the initial size for the new window is going to be.

However, the fact that the cursor is always placed at the top left corner of the window frame makes it awkward to use. If you launch a new window while your cursor is on the right side of the screen, you often have to drag it all the way to the left just to make the new window visible as a whole. This is even worse if the initial size of the new window is very big.

I believe we can do better than this, allowing the user to determine the exact size and position of the new window with the following steps.

  1. Before a window would be launched, allow the user to drag and release the mouse to draw a rectangle on the screen, similar to using xrectsel
  2. The new window will be launched and placed at that exact position with those exact geometries.

What about scripting?

At the moment I am using a bash script that allows me to select a window with slw from wmutils, get its ID with pfw, invoke xrectsel to draw a rectangle, and then finally use wtp, also from wmutils to teleport the selected window using its ID to the new defined position with a new size. This is meant for reshaping an already existing window, but it could be possible to implement something like this for creating new windows. Nevertheless, I would love to see a feature like this implemented in Fvwm. I can't see any downside to this compared to the current ManualPlacement.
@nguyenhuy-hoanganh nguyenhuy-hoanganh added the type:new-feature Brand new feature not yet present in fvwm3 label Jul 8, 2022
netbsd-srcmastr pushed a commit to NetBSD/pkgsrc that referenced this issue Oct 19, 2022
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fvwm3: update to 1.0.5
7eaf553 
(One of the more significant changes is that locking issues with libX11
1.8.1 are fixed.)

## [1.0.5](https://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3/tree/1.0.5) (2022-09-28)

[Full Changelog](fvwmorg/fvwm3@1.0.4...1.0.5)

**Breaking changes:**

- Function parser rewrite & Repeat command deprecation [\#642](fvwmorg/fvwm3#642)
- MapRequest: don't fake map/unmap events [\#703](fvwmorg/fvwm3#703) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- Rewrite function parser and remove the Repeat command [\#643](fvwmorg/fvwm3#643) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- Update and cleanup SnapAttract code. [\#641](fvwmorg/fvwm3#641) ([somiaj](https://github.com/somiaj))
- Doc: split manpages into sections [\#637](fvwmorg/fvwm3#637) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- Remove Efence and Dmalloc support [\#635](fvwmorg/fvwm3#635) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))

**Implemented enhancements:**

- A better ManualPlacement that allows drawing the geometry of the new window. [\#674](fvwmorg/fvwm3#674)
- expand: add monitor.prev variable [\#699](fvwmorg/fvwm3#699) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- Add AnyScreen to conditional in IconManClick [\#696](fvwmorg/fvwm3#696) ([somiaj](https://github.com/somiaj))
- \_NET\_WM\_NAME: update to fvwm3 [\#609](fvwmorg/fvwm3#609) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))

**Fixed bugs:**

- Style \* Icon cause Fvwm3 stuck in loading when restart. [\#681](fvwmorg/fvwm3#681)
- Recaptured windows can have a negative offset away from the page they should be on [\#678](fvwmorg/fvwm3#678)
- VLC still decorates its transient window even when explicitly given the NakedTransient style [\#673](fvwmorg/fvwm3#673)
- configuring with `--disable-png` causes builds to fail [\#669](fvwmorg/fvwm3#669)
- Emoji in window titles make FvwmIconMan stop showing window names. [\#654](fvwmorg/fvwm3#654)
- Unable to initialize RandR [\#650](fvwmorg/fvwm3#650)
- PipeRead when called from a function cannot grab pointer [\#610](fvwmorg/fvwm3#610)
- Man Pages Cleanup [\#554](fvwmorg/fvwm3#554)
- Windows from various pages are moved to page 0 0 on fvwm3 restart [\#694](fvwmorg/fvwm3#694)
- Separator in menu gets focus [\#675](fvwmorg/fvwm3#675)
- Unshading a window with WindowShade function sometimes makes the window lose "true input focus". [\#671](fvwmorg/fvwm3#671)
- When configured with `--disable-xft` fvwm3 fails to build. [\#667](fvwmorg/fvwm3#667)
- my fvwm config does not work with recent chromium [\#663](fvwmorg/fvwm3#663)
- FvwmEvent event new\_desk gets triggered multiple times in multi-monitor shared setup [\#655](fvwmorg/fvwm3#655)
- Windows with style "PositionPlacement Center" split between monitors [\#648](fvwmorg/fvwm3#648)
- FVWM branch dv/pager-noaspect crashes with core dump [\#647](fvwmorg/fvwm3#647)
- SnapAttraction prefers wrong window [\#631](fvwmorg/fvwm3#631)
- FvwmPrompt is installed unstripped [\#618](fvwmorg/fvwm3#618)
- DesktopName fails to set desktop name under described circumstances [\#606](fvwmorg/fvwm3#606)
- FvwmEvent event monitor\_focus broken in FVWM3 1.0.4 [\#604](fvwmorg/fvwm3#604)
- Building FvwmPrompt disables FvwmConsole, but still installs manual page. [\#597](fvwmorg/fvwm3#597)
- Wait command in configuration file can cause unexpected issues with GeometryWindow. [\#590](fvwmorg/fvwm3#590)
- "GeometryWindow Hide" doesn't work [\#589](fvwmorg/fvwm3#589)
- Special characters \(umlauts\) are sometimes not displayed correctly in the window title [\#482](fvwmorg/fvwm3#482)
- FvwmEvent: handle previous\_monitor and no longer passthrough ID  [\#701](fvwmorg/fvwm3#701) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- doc: don't build FvwmConsole.1 if FvwmPrompt enabled [\#700](fvwmorg/fvwm3#700) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- DesktopConfiguration shared: keep windows in-situ [\#697](fvwmorg/fvwm3#697) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- desk\_add: fix starting desk/monitor [\#689](fvwmorg/fvwm3#689) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- shared: fix flagging of new\_desk [\#687](fvwmorg/fvwm3#687) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- Fix for lock recusion in handle\_all\_expose\(\) [\#683](fvwmorg/fvwm3#683) ([mherrb](https://github.com/mherrb))
- Asciidoc fixes [\#676](fvwmorg/fvwm3#676) ([topcat001](https://github.com/topcat001))
- grow: ignore transient windows [\#627](fvwmorg/fvwm3#627) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- MoveToScreen: fix NULL-dereference [\#605](fvwmorg/fvwm3#605) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- Bugfix: fvwm-menu-desktop --get-menus [\#593](fvwmorg/fvwm3#593) ([somiaj](https://github.com/somiaj))

**Closed issues:**

- Code Cleanup: Codacy issues list [\#107](fvwmorg/fvwm3#107)

**Merged pull requests:**

- avoid sprintf\(%n\) [\#653](fvwmorg/fvwm3#653) ([omar-polo](https://github.com/omar-polo))
- FvwmPrompt: add GOFLAGS to build stripped [\#619](fvwmorg/fvwm3#619) ([Zirias](https://github.com/Zirias))
- Wait: don't run until windows are captured [\#592](fvwmorg/fvwm3#592) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- CMD\_GeometryWindow: Move NULL check. [\#591](fvwmorg/fvwm3#591) ([somiaj](https://github.com/somiaj))
- cleanup: address warnings [\#705](fvwmorg/fvwm3#705) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- modconf: disable debug [\#698](fvwmorg/fvwm3#698) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- GotoDesk: avoid over-eager matching [\#695](fvwmorg/fvwm3#695) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- update\_fvwm\_monitor: cosmetic change [\#692](fvwmorg/fvwm3#692) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- menuitem: set selectable when not a separator [\#690](fvwmorg/fvwm3#690) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- Windowshade: explicitly set input focus [\#672](fvwmorg/fvwm3#672) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- FvwmPrompt: update core modules [\#665](fvwmorg/fvwm3#665) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- FvwmPrompt: update vendor deps [\#664](fvwmorg/fvwm3#664) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- Fix selectable flag for the Resize window operation menu item [\#656](fvwmorg/fvwm3#656) ([topcat001](https://github.com/topcat001))
- Fix ExitFunction [\#651](fvwmorg/fvwm3#651) ([pghvlaans](https://github.com/pghvlaans))
- DisplayPosition: fix segfault [\#645](fvwmorg/fvwm3#645) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- convert UPDATE\_FVWM\_SCREEN from macro to function [\#644](fvwmorg/fvwm3#644) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- ta/dv logfile [\#640](fvwmorg/fvwm3#640) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- Resize: fix resize bounds [\#638](fvwmorg/fvwm3#638) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- ta/dv2 [\#636](fvwmorg/fvwm3#636) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- ta/dv misc [\#634](fvwmorg/fvwm3#634) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- Reject out of range windows for Move and Resize commands. [\#633](fvwmorg/fvwm3#633) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- FVWMMFL: ignore SIGPIPE [\#632](fvwmorg/fvwm3#632) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- ta/dv ifdev [\#630](fvwmorg/fvwm3#630) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- ta/from dv [\#629](fvwmorg/fvwm3#629) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- DesktopName: don't duplicate entries with same name [\#607](fvwmorg/fvwm3#607) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
- Patches from Debian [\#599](fvwmorg/fvwm3#599) ([ThomasAdam](https://github.com/ThomasAdam))
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