Re: vmwgfx

2011-05-14 Thread Doug Schaefer
On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 3:53 AM, Christian Hergert wrote: > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Christopher Friedt > wrote: >> On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 12:28 AM, Christopher Friedt >> wrote: >>> In my opinion, it makes a lot of sense, but I have no idea if any of >>> the vmware graphics drivers are

Experiments with Windows 7 window management

2011-05-14 Thread William Swanson
Many people have strong opinions about client side window decorations. I would like to introduce some facts. Specifically, how does Windows 7, a widely-used desktop OS with client-side decorations, handle things? Unresponsive applications: I created a test program with a "crash" button and a stand

Re: Wayland Window Management Proposal

2011-05-14 Thread maledetto
The only *generally acceptable* way to manage lags in communication I see is that the server *fades-out* the window in question to signal that the client is unresponsive and waits for it to respond in a time before the kill-dialog appears. This is a good standard that doesn't need hacks or special

Re: vmwgfx

2011-05-14 Thread Christian Hergert
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Christopher Friedt wrote: > On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 12:28 AM, Christopher Friedt > wrote: >> In my opinion, it makes a lot of sense, but I have no idea if any of >> the vmware graphics drivers are open, which is a bit of a hinderance. > > I should say, if they're