[openbeos] Re: window placement (was: inconsistency?)
- From: "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:08:49 +0200 CEST
Adi Oanca <adioanca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> AFAIK, BeOS does not have an automatic window placement subsystem.
> A BWindow is declared at some exact coordinates. This means that if
> we open
> 10 such windows, they all will be in the same place.
> Shouldn't we have a subsystem that places windows on screen by some
> criteria: cascade, best fit, etc(what else? :-) ).?
I'd think this would be a worthwhile addition to the API in R2.
That way, we could reserve space for the Deskbar, and also have a
consistent window placement behaviour through all apps.
Bye,
Axel.
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