[xmonad] Re: darcs patch: _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW moves windows if necessary

[Mathias Stearn]

I'd like the option to use copy. I leave my IMs on 9 but would like to
have the window copied to my current workspace until i dismiss it.
However, this may be more appropriate as an urgency hook.


On 4/2/08, Joachim Breitner <mail at joachim-breitner.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  Am Mittwoch, den 02.04.2008, 10:25 -0600 schrieb Justin Bogner:
>
> > Joachim Breitner wrote:
>  > > Wed Apr  2 16:38:11 CEST 2008  Joachim Breitner <mail-to47D2EaAWk1CdkroaAfqBvVK+yQ3ZXh at public.gmane.org>
>  > >   * _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW moves windows if necessary
>  > >   This makes EWMH behave a bit more like metacity: If _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW is
>  > >   received and the window is not on the current worspace, it is brought here
>  > >   (instead of the workspace switched to the other one). So for example, if you
>  > >   click on the pidgin icon in the panel and the buddy list is already open some
>  > >   where it is moved here.
>  >
>  > I much prefer the old behaviour. Is it possible to make it configurable
>  > or something? Going to the window of interest makes more sense than it
>  > coming to you if it's already placed, since you already put it where you
>  > want it...
>
>
> It might be made configurable, but not without considerable bloat. What
>  is your actual use case, i.e., what window are you activating with what
>  program?
>
>  I know that the behavior is debateable (and it should be debated), but
>  the old behavior was unintentional and the the default (until we have
>  dicussed something better) should match the behavior of other window
>  managers.
>
>  Do other xmonad users have an opinion on that?
>
>  Greetings,
>  Joachim
>
>
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