You are not logged in.
- Topics: Active | Unanswered
#1 2008-05-11 21:26:23
- ssacong
- Member
- Registered: 2008-02-08
- Posts: 12
How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
I found some screenshots of window manager showing its minimalized windows as if they were scaled down like in the screenshot below. It seems all the screenshots uses the fvwm for their wm. I am wondering if I can do the same thing with other wms. I really like this feature, but fvwm configurations seems to require a good amount of time to get used to.
Last edited by ssacong (2008-05-11 21:26:53)
Offline
#2 2008-05-11 21:38:07
- skottish
- Forum Fellow
- From: Here
- Registered: 2006-06-16
- Posts: 7,942
Re: How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
It's called window shading, and I believe that nearly everything can do it. Search for that for whatever WM, and I'm sure you'll find a solution quickly.
Offline
#3 2008-05-11 21:42:49
- Reasons
- Member
- From: Washington
- Registered: 2007-11-04
- Posts: 572
Re: How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
It's called window shading, and I believe that nearly everything can do it. Search for that for whatever WM, and I'm sure you'll find a solution quickly.
He means on the right. I believe that is FVWM.
Offline
#4 2008-05-11 21:45:18
- ssacong
- Member
- Registered: 2008-02-08
- Posts: 12
Re: How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
yes I meant the scaled down windows on the right side of desktop. Is is the feature that no other wm can provide?
Offline
#5 2008-05-11 22:00:34
- skottish
- Forum Fellow
- From: Here
- Registered: 2006-06-16
- Posts: 7,942
Re: How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
skottish wrote:It's called window shading, and I believe that nearly everything can do it. Search for that for whatever WM, and I'm sure you'll find a solution quickly.
He means on the right. I believe that is FVWM.
Err... duh.
Offline
#6 2008-05-11 23:11:15
- PeteMo
- Member
- From: H'Burg, VA
- Registered: 2006-01-26
- Posts: 191
- Website
Re: How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
It's been a long time since I used it, but I'm pretty sure e16 can do that.
Offline
#7 2008-05-12 00:27:33
- anrxc
- Member
- From: Croatia
- Registered: 2008-03-22
- Posts: 834
- Website
Re: How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
Those windows are "iconified", besides fvwm and e16/17(?), rox can also iconify windows. You can also use KDE/GNOME/XFCE but let fvwm do the window management, or in case of rox let it manage the desktop/work surface, and so you get iconified windows under your favorite desktop enviroment.
You need to install an RTFM interface.
Offline
#8 2008-05-12 03:14:12
- skymt
- Member
- Registered: 2006-11-27
- Posts: 443
Re: How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
XFCE and (as anrxc said) ROX can iconify windows. The only problem is that they both use the window icon rather than making a thumbnail. AFAIK, only E and FVWM do that at the moment.
Offline
#9 2008-05-12 12:47:09
- Hohoho
- Member
- Registered: 2007-06-23
- Posts: 222
Re: How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
Perhaps there is a compiz addon/plugin for that? There already are mini previews of minimized windows. I dont think thats a lot different than this.
Offline
#10 2008-05-12 22:44:28
- koch
- Member
- From: Germany
- Registered: 2008-01-26
- Posts: 369
Re: How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
AFAIK there is no such plugin, please correct me if it came during the last 2 months.
Offline
#11 2008-05-12 23:36:11
- utore
- Member
- From: USA
- Registered: 2008-01-27
- Posts: 67
- Website
Re: How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
There is a compiz fusion plugin to replicate this.
http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/Plugins/Shelf
View here.
Something witty.
Offline
#12 2008-05-12 23:46:07
- koch
- Member
- From: Germany
- Registered: 2008-01-26
- Posts: 369
Re: How to make the minimalized window looks like this?
ok, never saw this.
Offline