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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Alternative to traditional (virtual) desktop: The Strip
From:       Janne Ojaniemi <janne.ojaniemi () nbl ! fi>
Date:       2005-12-07 19:15:33
Message-ID: 200512072115.33929.janne.ojaniemi () nbl ! fi
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On Monday 05 December 2005 20:46, Lubos Lunak wrote:
> On Monday 05 December 2005 11:34, Janne Ojaniemi wrote:
> > On Monday 05 December 2005 12:23, Kevin Krammer wrote:
> > > So this would be like an X setup with a greater virtual than physical
> > > width but with kicker moving along instead of being expanded?
> >
> > Sort of, yes.
>
>  Well, for a start you could try to configure your X this way, or use FVWM
> or other WM that implements this, maybe you'll change your mind after
> seeing it in practice (I remember that in the old days when my X sometimes
> ended up configured like this I found this feature completely unusable).

I haven't used FVWM, but I did run in to virtual desktops that switch when the 
user moves the cursor to the edge of the screen. Needless to say, I hated 
that feature, and this feature would not be like that. In essence, user could 
expand his workspace with quick flick of a wrist.
 
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