Hi!
larswm has an option called tile_resize: when a window with that option is shown elsewhere with different dimensions, the underlying application does not receive an X resize event. Instead, larswm just shows the top-left part of the window, as much as fits into the "viewport" on the screen.
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I think that such a 'viewport' function could be useful in xmonad as well, in some form or shape. It saves window resizes, which saves CPU and makes xterm etc. useable. Or is there already some other feature in xmonad(-contrib) to do something like this?
Ohhh, this would be GREAT. This would make xmonad the PERFECT replacement for larswm - having better support for status bar (dzen) and better handling of floating windows ... (I get really excited about the possibilities ...) ... - john