>
> I agree with Stefan that an established language like Tcl built into ctwm
> would be the way to go for implementing user-defined functions and much more.
> I don't really know of any window manager with this capability, but it
> definately sounds like a good idea - any volunteers to implement??
>
> And since we're on the subject of improvements for ctwm, how about the
> ability to define shortcuts that can reside on the root window as icons like
> in Windows 95? When you double-click the shortcut icon, the program defined
> for the shortcut is spawned. I must admit I am not a big fan of Microsoft
> software, but that is a feauture of Windows 95 that I like. The nice
> thing about it is that the programs are not actually running, as is the case
> with icons, and therefore are not hogging resources, but are still readily
> available to start. Obviously you would have the ability to define the
> program to execute and the icon to use for the shortcut, as well as some
> control over where it resides on the root window. It seems like shortcuts
> would not differ much from icons in behavior.
>
> -Kevin
Why not use popup menus to achieve this ?
Claude.
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