On Sat, Sep 09, 2000 at 09:49:49AM +0518, USM Bish wrote:
> Just a small clarification sought :
> What exactly is meant by Gnome or KDE compliance ?
>
> Is it the capability of running Gnome or KDE apps ?
No. Window managers don't run apps, they just manage the way they are
placed on the screen etc. As long as the right libraries are on your
system, you can run Gnome/KDE apps under any window manager. In fact,
you can run any X app with *no* window manager: you can get xinit to run
a single X app in the same way that windows can be set to run a single
program instead of Windows Explorer.
Compliance with Gnome or KDE means that a wm can detect and comply with
the "hints" that the desktop environment gives, signals which tell a
window manager how to behave so that it is acting in sync with all the
bloatware that Gnome and KDE run.
--
Bruce
I see a mouse. Where? There, on the stair. And its clumsy wooden
footwear makes it easy to trap and kill.
-- Harry Hill
