The K Desktop Environment

Chapter 1. Configuring Window Management Options.

The Window Manager Options screen allows configuration of three distinct properties:

  1. Appearance of Windows while being moved or resized.

  2. Window Placement Policy.

  3. Window Focus policy.

1.1. Appearance of moving and resizing Windows

If Vertical maximization only by default is selected, windows will expand vertically to the full height of the screen if the maximization button is clicked, but their width will not change. (If this option is not selected, the width will also expand to fill the screen).

If Display content in moving windows is selected, the content of a moving window will move as the window is moved ("opaque" motion). If this option is not selected, only an empty "wireframe" representation of the window will be seen moving; the content of the window will remain at the original location until the motion is finished, at which time it will suddenly jump to its new location ("transparent" motion).

The Display content in resizing windows is similar to the previous option: if selected, a window will behave in an "opaque" manner while being resized; otherwise, it will behave in a "transparent" manner.

The Resize animation slider controls whether, and how fast, an animated representation of the window expands or contracts when a window maximization of minimization button is clicked. If the slider control is set to its leftmost postion, the size change will be instantaneous; otherwise, the slider controls the speed of the change.