tetrabrick [xey/xem, she/her]@hexbear.net to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoGNOME Plans to Add a New, Unconventional Window Managementnews.itsfoss.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkGNOME Plans to Add a New, Unconventional Window Managementnews.itsfoss.comtetrabrick [xey/xem, she/her]@hexbear.net to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareDritolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 years agoIf I understand what you mean this is a solved problem. As instance in bspwm I just wrote this line in the config then all images opens as a floating window. bspc rule -a Sxiv state=floating I guess many other tiling WM are able to do that.
minus-squareNefyedardu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoThat’s something you have to set up manually, it’s not default behavior right?
minus-squareusrsbin@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoNormally graphical programs set hints to tell the window manager if they should be floating. Some applications don’t set them right, though.
minus-squareDritolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIts not default behaviour, some people may not want images to be displayed like that. You can apply rules on any application.
If I understand what you mean this is a solved problem.
As instance in bspwm I just wrote this line in the config then all images opens as a floating window.
bspc rule -a Sxiv state=floatingI guess many other tiling WM are able to do that.
That’s something you have to set up manually, it’s not default behavior right?
Normally graphical programs set hints to tell the window manager if they should be floating. Some applications don’t set them right, though.
Its not default behaviour, some people may not want images to be displayed like that. You can apply rules on any application.