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FeelWindowBox(1)	 AfterStep X11 window manager	      FeelWindowBox(1)

NAME
       FeelWindowBox -	defines	 placement policy for certain type of windows,
       based on desk, window attributes, window size, etc.  Usefull  for  xin‐
       erama  configurations,  where  windows  should not be placed in between
       screens.

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

	      FIXME: add proper description here.

       ReverseOrderVertical

	      FIXME: add proper description here.

       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

	      FIXME: add proper description here.

       YSpacing

	      FIXME: add proper description here.

	      This is a whole new thing to allow better window placement  pol‐
	      icy :

	      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.

3rd Berkeley Distribution     AfterStep v.2.2.11	      FeelWindowBox(1)

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