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From: marc@sequoia.cray.com (Marc Bouron)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look
Subject: Re: OpaqueMove?
Message-ID: <112927.6386@timbuk.cray.com>
Date: 7 Mar 91 18:30:09 GMT
References: <1991Mar6.215726.2250@britesun.radig.de>
Reply-To: marc@sequoia.cray.com (Marc Bouron)
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
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In article <1991Mar6.215726.2250@britesun.radig.de>, vhs@britesun.radig.de (Volker Herminghaus-Shirai) writes:
|> Recently the window server on my Sun 4/60 got somewhat
|> irritated and stuck for a few seconds. Then, when I tried to move a window,
|> the whole window, with all it's contents moved instead 
|> of just the frame (similar to what the NeXT does).
|> Does anybody out there know how to reproduce
|> this result? I'd like to have that as my default.
|> I think I've read somthing about 'Opaquemove' or so in the X docs,
|> but it's long ago and I don't have these X books anymore.
|> Also I imagine there are a lot of other funny things
|> one can do to one's window server, so if anyone has an idea
|> please post it or mail it to me. I will summarize if requested.
|> 
|> Volker
|> 
|> -- 
|> Volker Herminghaus-Shirai (vhs@britesun.radig.de)
|> panic: 80x86! Trying to vomit...

I don't know about a default for moving windows, but if you hold down
the SHIFT key and pick up a window or icon with the mouse, you get the
same effect.

BTW, holding down the CONTROL key restricts the movement in the X or Y
direction.



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