#4 Setting desktop margins when using maximized windows

[kelsoo]

Hi I'm looking for a way to set what openbox calls desktop margins in µwm. "Desktop margins are reserved areas on the edge of you screen. new windows will not be placed within a margin, and maximized windows will not cover them."

I run 95% of my applications maximized and use fittstool as my main way of launching commonly started application and controlling sound and screen brightness

https://github.com/jeanCarloMachado/fittstool

Is there a config or compile time option to set this? I'm no programmer but looked in source and the moveresize looked to my untrained eye as a possible place to set this?

Thanks

[Lutz Sammer]

You can add a panel which blocks the area for maximize and auto placement. See
contrib/uwmrc.example:

    [4] = [
        gravity = "static"
        layout = "vertical"
        x = 0
        width = -100 height=16
        maximize-over =  false
        [ type = `button
            text = "X"
        ]
    ]