Re: desktop as a separate window

["John R. Sheets" <dusk ravendusk org>]

On Nov 29, 1999, "J.W. Bizzaro" <bizzaro@geoserve.net> wrote:
> > "John R. Sheets" <dusk@ravendusk.org> writes:
>  
> > > Non-compliant WM's could handle it as a normal window, and compliant
> > > WM's could provide the root-window option.
> 
> I cannot find the original message, which I would like to read.  Could someone
> send it, please?

It originated on gnome-hackers@gnome.org, but was misquoted to
gnome-devel-list.  Havoc was the original poster, and if you ask him
nicely, he might repost it here.  Not being the original poster, I
wouldn't presume to do that myself.  (c:

John