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diff --git a/twin-styles/riscos/README b/twin-styles/riscos/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..39d1d959 --- /dev/null +++ b/twin-styles/riscos/README @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +This theme emulates the look and feel of the RISC OS 'window manager'. +Actually, RISC OS doesn't have a window manager in the same way X +does, but if you imagine it does, this is an emulation of that ;) + +The look is obviously quite different, but coming anywhere close to +the unique look of RISC OS would be quite blatantly obvious, so to +avoid copyright issues, the look of this theme is unique. You may +consider it to be RISC OS grown up ;) + +Functions that will be implemented but are currently missing: + Transparent resize. + Shading. + Backward-resize. + NOTE: Backward-resize is an interesting feature and quite useful. + If you resize a window such that you hit the screen edge + in the process, the window resizes 'backwards' (i.e. + moves in the opposite direction to your drag and at the + same time continues increasing in size). So instead + of having to let go of the resize handle, move the window + and resize again, it just does what you want it to do. + +Button functions: (Missing functionality is marked with TODO) + +Button One: + + Left button: TODO + Lower window and drop focus. This is currently unimplemented + in twin itself. + +Button Two: + + Left button: Close window. + + Right button: TODO, if I can be bothered. + Close window. + If window is filer window, open another filer window + in parent dir. + If window is document window, open a filer window in + dir containing document. + If you hold Shift, the window doesn't close. + NOTE: + This requires app support. + If I were to implement this, I would do it in konqy + and probably not bother for other apps. + +Titlebar: + + Left button: Raise, focus and move window + + Middle button: Move window + + Right button: Menu + Note: Buttons are this way around for compatibility with + other twin themes. + +Button Three: + + Left button: Iconify window. + +Button Four: + + Left button: Maximise or restore window plus raise and focus. + + Middle button: Maximise vertically or restore window plus raise and focus. + + Right button: Maximise or restore window. + +Resize bar left/right: + + Left button: Move that corner (resizes window) and raise + + Other buttons: Same without raising + +Resize bar centre: + + Left button: Move that edge (resizes window) and raise + + Other buttons: Same without raising + +The lower bar is used for resizing. It works in the NeXT style. +This doesn't exist on RISC OS. In RISC OS, there is a 'resize handle' +in the lower right corner of the window (actually inside the window). + +To emulate this would mean covering part of the window with the decorations, +which is not acceptable. RISC OS gets away with it by making sure that +there is a vertical scrollbar visible at all times, which is just stupid. +It's also an impossibility with X11, as the window manager does not know +anything about scrollbars - they belong to the application, so don't ask +me to implement it. + |