Re: GTK+, WM, desktops and CSD

[Olivier Fourdan <fourdan gmail com>]

Copying the list as well, sorry...

On 5 March 2015 at 19:32, Olivier Fourdan <fourdan gmail com> wrote:
> Hi Florian,
>
> On 5 March 2015 at 19:17, Florian Müllner <fmuellner gnome org> wrote:
> > What about apps that rely on CSD for part of their UI? Will those have the
> > final word as well, or are they just screwed?
>
> The same as now without a compositor :)
>
> > If the DE has the final word on whether apps are allowed to use CSD, then a
> > lot of GNOME applications would need an alternative UI,  which is not a
> > minimal change.
>
> The DE doesn't have the final word, the DE just sets a hint indicating
> GTK to prefer CSD or SSD.
>
> > On the other hand if the app has the final word, then they already have the
> > option to provide a different UI in different environments[0] ...
>
> Yeap, that's a god idea, but that's for menubar, I am referring to decorations.
>
> > [0] https://wiki.gnome.org/HowDoI/AlternateMenubarLayout
>
> Cheers,
> Olivier