Fw: [ale] desktop size

[Joe Knapka]

Also, some wms (fvwm for sure, others?) have an "edge viscosity"
setting that affects how the mouse pointer acts at the edge of
a virtual desktop. If you set it low, mousing off the edge of
the screen will flip you to the next virtual desktop; set it
high enough and the mouse can't force a desktop switch - you
have to use the pager. It sounds like the behavior you describe
might result from too low a setting for this parameter. For
what it's worth, in .fvwmrc the parameter is called
EdgeResistance.

-- Joe

Wandered Inn wrote:
> 
> MetroBoy wrote:
> >

[chop]

> > On the desktop.  It goes into another page of the virtual desktop.  I've
> > been reading people's ideas about changing the viewport and other
> > settings to get rid of the virtual desktop.  I'm going to check it out
> > when I get a chance.  Maybe sometime this weekend.
> 
> Viewport is not the setting you want to change.  Viewport just sets the
> initial upper left hand corner of your desktop, relative to your virtual
> desktop.  You probably want it to be set at 0 0.  The setting that will
> address your virtual desktop size is the 'Virtual' setting.
> 
> I hate to belabor this, but I don't have a good handle on this.  So, are
> you saying it goes to a separate desktop that you can select via a
> pager, or is it just moving off screen on the existing desktop?  Your
> solution will be different depending on which is the actual problem.  If
> it's moving to a different desktop, then you just need to reduce the
> number of desktops.  If your screen view seems to slide around, when you
> attempt to move your mouse off screen, then this an issue can be
> addressed with the 'virtual' setting.
> 
> >
> > AfterStep.
> 
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