On Thu, 2004-01-29 at 23:23, Bevan C. Bennett wrote:
* click-to-raise on windows (NOT auto-raise)Other options: hold the Alt key and click the window. Click the window's thumbnail in the pager. Program keyboard shortcuts.
Clicking in concert with the 'Windows Move" key is acceptable.
The other options were not considered acceptable by the end users ("my mouse is over the window I want now - I don't want to go mouse elsewhere or let go to type something").
* maximize-verticalMain Menu -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts
No such option exists in that menu.
I got that user to be reasonably happy by setting his default gnome-terminal size to be full-height, reducing the need to perform said maximization.
* always-on-top for a particular window/appMetacity has a wonderful Kiosk mode (Toggle Full Screen) if you program the keyboard shortcut for it. Focus a window, hit the keyboard shortcut, and that window is given the entire screen. Yes, I know, that's probably not what you want.
That's handy to know, though. Especially for presentations.
* the ability to easily choose an alternate window manager
Main Menu -> Preferences -> (More Preferences ->) Sessions
Select the Current Session tab. Highlight metacity and click the remove button. Click the Apply button. Main Menu -> Run and type whatever command starts the window manager you prefer. Once its running select it in the Session manager, change Style to Restart, and click the apply button.
Have you actually tried this? I tried to switch someone to sawfish in this manner.
First problem: you have to set metacity to not be automatically restarted when it dies (the default) or it just comes back.
Next problem: Windows would not-quite-randomly move around (occassionally of the edge of the screen) when switching between desktops.
That's not a metacity problem, I know.
All in all, things aren't looking as bad as I thought... I'll start writing up a local 'metacity tips' page.
