Preferred aesthetics and functionality varies so much that I really wish there was more work on open-ended interfaces.
To use a readable example, getting something close to Windows' titlebar behaviour might be done with the following lines in FVWM's configuration file:
Code:
Mouse 1 T A TitleFunc
DestroyFunc Titlefunc
AddToFunc TitleFunc
+ I Raise
+ I Focus
+ D Maximize 100 100
+ M Move
+ M Test (EdgeHasPointer West) ResizeMove Frame 50 100 0 0
+ M Test (EdgeHasPointer North) ResizeMove Frame 100 100 0 0
+ M Test (EdgeHasPointer East) ResizeMove Frame 50 100 50 0
First line means Mouse button
1 on a
Titlebar with
Any modifer key (including none) executes an arbitary function called TitleFunc.
That is cleared and created with several actions: I for immediately, D for doubleclick, M for move; C for click and H for hold are also available. Numbers are for width, height, horizontal position, vertical position; all given as screen percentages.
On a different mouse button, dragging a window over another might swap their positions or put both clients in a single window. Dragging to an edge may tile everything on the current workspace in a predetermined layout instead of snapping just the current one. Or we may tie dozens of freely definable actions to mouse gestures. Or pretty much anything we can come up with.
Windows 7, OSX, Windows 8 GUI... their UI differences boil down to "neutered, and given a conservative haircut", "neutered, and given a stylish hair extension" to "neutered, and having a fake mustache attached". While I may have preferences for one grooming choice over another, the merits of a mustache wouldn't be the first thing on my mind.
