ViewPort function (was: RE: [xmonad] Newbie: Problems with Layouts and Syntax)

[john spencer]

Hi!

> larswm has an option called tile_resize: when a window with that option
> is shown elsewhere with different dimensions, the underlying application
> does not receive an X resize event.  Instead, larswm just shows the
> top-left part of the window, as much as fits into the "viewport" on the
> screen.

[...]

> I think that such a 'viewport' function could be useful in xmonad as
> well, in some form or shape.  It saves window resizes, which saves CPU
> and makes xterm etc. useable.  Or is there already some other feature in
> xmonad(-contrib) to do something like this?

Ohhh, this would be GREAT. This would make xmonad the PERFECT
replacement for 
larswm - having better support for status bar (dzen) and better handling
of
floating windows ... (I get really excited about the possibilities ...)
...

- john