Gravity(1x)
NAME
Gravity - Afterstep Gravity
CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
- Center
- when window decorations are added to client window - window is moved so that center of the resulting framed window will be in the same location as the center of mapped client window without decorations.
- East
Decorated window is moved so that its right side is located at same position as right side of undecorated client window.- North
Decorated window is moved so that its top side is located at same position as top side of undecorated client window.- NorthEast
Decorated window is moved so that its right-top corner is located at same position as right-top corner of undecorated client window.- NorthWest
Decorated window is moved so that its left-top corner is located at same position as left-top corner of undecorated client window.- South
Decorated window is moved so that its bottom side is located at same position as bottom side of undecorated client window.- SouthEast
Decorated window is moved so that its right-bottom corner is located at same position as right-bottom corner of undecorated client window.- SouthWest
Decorated window is moved so that its left-bottom corner is located at same position as left-bottom corner of undecorated client window.- Static
when window decorations are added to client window - frame window is moved so that client window remains in exact position it was mapped at.- West
Decorated window is moved so that its left side is located at same position as left side of undecorated client window.
DESCRIPTION
When client window is mapped on screen - Window Manager draws some
frame decorations around it, such as Titlebar, resize handles, etc. As
such decorations take additional space, it is nesseccary to specify if
resulting larger window should be moved on screen in any particular
direction in order to compensate for discrepancy in size. This is
determined by Gravity hint.
Usually Gravity is set by client itself, depending on geometry specified by the user. For example geometry -10+100 will set gravity to
NorthEast, while +10+100 will set gravity to NorthWest. Sometimes this
gravity setting requested by application is incorrect though, due to
longstanding tradition of misinterpretation of its meaning. In this
cases it may be desired to override gravity. AfterStep users can accomplish that using database file, and definig new Style for specific
application with Gravity attribute set. For example it is recommended
to set gravity of popular image viewver XV to be Static, as it tends to
move self assuming that it knows everything.
- Below are the list of possible gravity values with explanation of its
meaning.