


Placement(1)       AfterStep X11 window manager      Placement(1)


NAME
       Placement - AfterStep supports several different window placement poli-
       cies. Some of them designed to fill free space, and some  allowing  for
       windows to be placed on top of others.






CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
       Cascade

              Windows will be placed in cascading order.



       Manual  Windows must be placed manually.



       RandomPlacement

              Windows  will be placed randomply, in space unobstructed by win-
              dows that have AvoidCover attribute set.



       SmartPlacement

              Most suitable free space area will be chosen to place window in.
              If  no  such  area  is found of sufficient size - window will be
              placed using secondary placement strategy, or  manually,  if  no
              secondary strategy is specified.



       Tile     Windows  will  be tiled in free space. If no space of suitable
              size is found, then secondary placement strategy is engaged,  or
              window  will  have  to  be  placed  manually. This is similar to
              SmartPlacement, except that suitable space is  chosen  following
              direction  left-to-right,  top-to-bottom, instead of looking for
              space, most fitting the  window  size  (the  way  SmartPlacement
              works).













Feb 23 2011             AfterStep v.2.2.9                       1


