The following table lists window manager resources enabling you to refine your control over the size and placement of windows.
Table 7-7 Refining Your Control with Window Manager Resources
| To control this... | Use this resource... | The default is... |
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| Initial placement of new windows on the screen. | interactivePlacement | False |
| The ability to enlarge windows beyond the size specified in
maximumClientSize. | limitResize | False |
| The maximum size of a client window set by user or client.
| maximumMaximumSize | 2×screen |
| The sensitivity of dragging operations. | moveThreshold | 4 pixels |
| Exact positioning of window and window frame. | positionIsFrame | True |
| Clipping of new windows by screen edges. | positionOnScreen | True |
| The width of the resize border of the window frame. | resizeBorderWidth | 10 pixels |
| Displaying the resize cursors when the pointer is in the resize border.
| resizeCursors | True |
| The maximum size of a maximized client. | maximumClientSize | screen size
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The interactivePlacement resource has the following values:
- True
The pointer changes shape (to an upper left corner bracket) before a new window displays, so you can choose a position for the window.
- False
The pointer doesn't change shape. A new window displays according to the placement values specified in the X configuration files.
The limitResize resource has the following values:
- True
A window cannot be resized to greater than the maximum size specified by the maximumClientSize resource or the WM_NORMAL_HINTS window property.
- False
A window can be resized to any size.
The value of the maximumMaximumSize resource is the width×height of the screen being used. The dimensions are given in pixels. For
example, for an SRX display, maximumMaximumSize would have a value of 1280×1024.
The value of the moveThreshold resource is the number of pixels that the pointer must be moved with a button pressed before a move operation is initiated. You can use this resource to prevent window or icon movement when you unintentionally move the pointer during a click or double-click.
The positionIsFrame resource has the following values:
- True
The position information (from WM_NORMAL_HINTS and configuration
files) refers to the position of the window frame.
- False
The position information refers to the position of the window itself.
The positionOnScreen resource has the following values:
- True
If possible, a window is placed so that it is not clipped. If not possible, a window is placed so that at least the upper left corner of the window is on the screen.
- False
A window is placed at the requested position even if it is totally off the screen.
The value of the resizeBorderWidth resource is the width of the resize border, the outermost portion of the window frame. The width is measured in pixels.
The resizeCursors resource has the following values:
- True
The appropriate resize cursor displays when the pointer enters a resize border area of the window frame.
- False
The resize cursors are not displayed.
The value of the maximumClientSize resource is the width×height (in pixels) of the maximum size of a maximized client. If this resource isn't specified, the maximum size is taken from the WM_NORMAL_HINTS window property, or the default size (the size of the screen) is used.
For example, you might decide that xload clients should be maximized to no more than an eighth of the size of your 1024×768 display.
Mwm*XLoad.maximumClientSize: 128×96
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