The problem with this is this huge workaround talk we have right now. If we use
server side decorations, this whole talk is useless, and as said before, the
client could still do any modification to the decoration it wants (with the few
wanted restrictions of course).
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Certainly there should be an easy way to get the "default window
decorations". I think the correct way is for the client to call an
client-side "appearance library" that can draw these, tell the client
about the sizes, and also can draw all the buttons and scroll bars and
so on.
On May 8
On May 7, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Mike Paquette wrote:
Like I said, the compositor can call the client unconditional via
signal. No matter it is live or dead lock.
I'm not entirely sure this is a workable idea. Signals are not a
reliable inter-process communications mechanism. There are also
On May 7, 2011, at 12:18 AM, Russell Shaw wrote:
"not use overlapping windows" ?
Many applications use a bunch of top-level windows instead of MDI
windows
within windows. That's a limitation of the widget toolkits. It can
be done
ok with Xlib. If "internal" windows need maximize/minimize b
Of course it is server side decoration, but it eliminates its main problem.
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Von: "Bill Spitzak"
Datum: So., Mai. 8, 2011 18:18
Betreff: Antw.: client side decorations
An: "andre.knis...@gmx.de"
Cc:
On May 8, 2011, at 8:25 AM, andre.knis...@gmx.de wrote:
> As far as
On May 8, 2011, at 8:25 AM, andre.knis...@gmx.de wrote:
As far as I can tell, the main problem with server side decoration
is that applications cannot modify them and thus they create their
own decoration. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
So why can't we enforce the WM to provide an API for m
As far as I can tell, the main problem with server side decoration is that
applications cannot modify them and thus they create their own decoration.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
So why can't we enforce the WM to provide an API for modifying the decorations?
If a WM wouldn't implement it, we'
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 12:52 PM, microcai wrote:
> 于 2011年05月08日 00:30, Mike Paquette 写道:
> >
> > On May 7, 2011, at 8:40 AM, microcai wrote:
> >
> >>> I know some basic theory of compositor. But I still have concern about
> >>> client window decorations. I think it is very likely an application
