Animating Windows

Sawfish provides certain window animation capabilities. They have been described as "lame", so they are off by default.

default-window-animator

Variable

The default window animation mode, used if a window has no explicit animation set. Normally none.

define-window-animator name fun

Function

Define a window animator called name (a symbol) that is managed by function fun. fun is called as (fun window op [action]) when it should change the state of an animation sequence. Op may be one of the symbols start, stop.

autoload-window-animator name struct

Function

Construct an autoloader for window animator name from structure struct.

run-window-animator window action

Function

Invoke an animation for action action on window. Action may be one of the symbols start, stop.

record-window-animator window animator

Function

Note that window currently has an animation running, being controlled by animator function animator.