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I am setting up a friend's machine with Dpup Stretch 7.5. frugal install taken from Smokey01,com .iso list.

There is a small dialogue box which appears on the desktop. The box shows the pixel position of an object on the screen. The box tracks the position of whatever object is present on the screen. As the object is moved about the screen the box tracks it. The box overlays the object being moved.

I'd take a screen shot to show you, but, the box disappears when TAS screen shot opens.

How do I remove that box from the desktop?

Thank you in advance,
Sky

Sky Aisling wrote: Thu Feb 02, 2023 9:14 pm

How do I remove that box from the desktop?

Look into options for "MoveMode" and "ResizeMode" of JWM's "Other Settings"

In @rockedge's FP96-CE the boxes ("coordinates") are already turned off. Don't know why. I find them useful.
There settings in /root/.jwm/jwmrc-personal are

<!-- The move mode (outline or opaque) -->
<MoveMode coordinates="off" delay="1000">opaque</MoveMode>

<!-- The resize mode (outline or opaque) -->
<ResizeMode coordinates="off">opaque</ResizeMode>

BTW: TAS works.

Thank you @MochiMoppel
Bear with me here. I am in totally uncharted waters with this information.
I am a GUI user. Is there a GUI switch somewhere I can access?
If not then...

You write:

In @rockedge's FP96-CE the boxes ("coordinates") are already turned off. Don't know why. I find them useful.
There settings in /root/.jwm/jwmrc-personal are

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<!-- The move mode (outline or opaque) -->
<MoveMode coordinates="off" delay="1000">opaque</MoveMode>

<!-- The resize mode (outline or opaque) -->
<ResizeMode coordinates="off">opaque</ResizeMode>

Do I take the code above as written and place it in a terminal? Will this code remove the 'cordinates' box?

Thank you for your timely reply,
Sky

@MochiMoppel
I was able to change /root/.jwm/jwmrc-personal from 'screen' to 'off'.

Now the 'coordinates' box is still present but stays centered in the middle of the screen and does not move with the object on the screen. The box still gives coordinates as the object is moved but the box stays centered on screen.

How do I totally get rid of the box?

TAS still unable to take screen shot of box as box disappears when TAS activated.
Sky

@Sky Aisling Your code should work. Don't forget to execute a jwm -restart in a terminal after your change.
In TAS set the Delay value to about 3 second and the screenshot mode to "Fullscreen", then push the "Take A Shot" button and move a window until TAS takes a shot, then edit the result in mtPaint and crop the middle of the image, including the area showing the coordinates box.

@MochiMoppel

I rebooted the system after I made the changes to MoveMode and ResizeMode in root/.JWM/jwmrc-personal.
The 'coordinates' dialogue box is now gone from the screen.
Thank you,
Sky
PS - I upped the 'delay' from 700 to 1000 as shown in rockedge's coding.

Sky Aisling wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 2:01 am

PS - I upped the 'delay' from 700 to 1000 as shown in rockedge's coding.

I wonder why you tried so hard to get rid of the innocent coordinates box but on the other side want to keep one of the most annoying JWM features.
It can be pretty irritating - and it is still for me - when moving a window suddenly results in a desktop change. An inexperienced user might have no idea what struck him/her and how to correct the situation.

I therefore recommend to set the delay value to 0 (zero), which will prevent unintended desktop changes.

@MochiMoppel
Hi MochiMoppel,
I am completely unfamiliar with how JWM desk manager works. I was following the example of rockedge's coding as I figured he knew way more than I about JWM desk manager.
The little coordinate box was a real nuisance in the middle of the screen. The information in the box doesn't relate to my use of the distro or to the person to whom I am giving the Puppy.

I have changed the delay in JWM-Personal from 1000 to 0 per your suggestion.
Thank you.
Sky