CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

Area WxH+X+Y

This defines the confining region of a WindowBox.

Desk desk

Limits the effects of this WindowBox to the specified desk.

FirstTry SmartPlacement|RandomPlacement|Tile

strategy to use while placing window. The FirstTry strategy will attempt to place window in empty space only.

See Also: Window Placement types for further details.

MaxHeight height

places restrains on what size window could be placed in this area.

MaxLayer max_layer

Limits effects of the WindowBox to windows with layer value that falls in range.

MaxWidth width

Places restrains on what size window could be placed in this area.

MinHeight height

places restrains on what size window could be placed in this area.

MinLayer min_layer

limits the effects of the WindowBox to windows with layer value that falls in range.

MinWidth width

places restrains on what size window could be placed in this area.

ReverseOrder

This will reverse order in which Cascade and Tile strategies are applied, making it Right-to-left, bottom-to-top.

ReverseOrderHorizontal

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ReverseOrderVertical

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ThenTry RandomPlacement|Cascade|Manual

backup strategy to use when there is no suitable empty space.

See Also: Window Placement types for further details.

VerticalPriority

Cascading and Tiling will be done in Vertical direction first.

Virtual

Defines that area is in virtual coordinates.

WindowBox "windowbox_name"

Starts a WindowBox definition. ~WindowBox ends it.

XSpacing

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YSpacing

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This is a whole new thing to allow better window placement policy :

WindowBox "some_name"
    Area   WxH+X+Y
    Virtual
    MinWidth        width
    MinHeight       height
    MaxWidth        width
    MaxHeight       height
    FirstTry        SmartPlacement|RandomPlacement|Tile
    ThenTry         RandomPlacement|Cascade|Manual
    VerticalPriority
    ReverseOrder
    Desk        desk
    MinLayer    min_layer
    MaxLayer    max_layer ~WindowBox

Note that old SmartPlacement/RandomPlacement has been coopted to be used for Default windowbox.