Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 12:30:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Mel Seder melseder@yahoo.com Sender: fslc-bounce@fslc.usu.edu Reply-to: fslc@fslc.usu.edu
Does anyone know of a user interface that brings the action to where your mouse is sitting. Instead of taking me off to the side somewhere and forcing me to move the mouse cursor to the question, let the question come to where my mouse cursor is. Don't force us users to waltz that mouse across our desks all day long.
That will become a big boost in productivity I think.
Are you simply talking about modifying window manager preferences? If so, and you happen to be using Gnome+Sawfish, you can set this by:
Getting into sawfish window manager preferences:
On my machine, either the command 'gnomecc', or I can get to it in the menus (supplied by RedHat) via: Gnome Foot->Programs->Settings->Sawfish Window Manager->Placement
Then, under "Method of placing dialog windows" (not "Method of placing windows"), select "under-pointer" (instead of "best-fit", "first-fit", "centered", etc).
However, I think this should work for most window managers that allow you to customize them. Just look for a "windows/placement" option, try to find something referring to dialog windows. You might also want to select an option for "Ignore program-specified window placements", if available.
Elijah