On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:38:14 +0000 Bjartur Thorlacius <svartma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 6/11/11, Peter John Hartman <peterjohnhart...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Why not just utilize dwm's tile mode and have each link open in a new >> window? >Presumably so you don't have to close a window after every article you >examine, and resize the search results window. If you're going to >resize the parent window every time before you use it, you could just >as well hide it. >A two-pane setup however mandates the common workflow of skimming the >results, selecting an entry for examination, examining the linked >article, and then either reading article or returning to the results >page for continued skimming. Opening a new window for every activated >link would allow for the alternative workflow of continuous skimming >and then reading articles one after another. >But resizing a pager's window will > It could be implemented as a mode of window manager. - on new client hide and close current master - if master client is closed do not move other windows (master area remain blank) - new client becomes new master Limitation: programs with exit dialogs, but dialogs can be displayed anyway.