Re: MWM hints and close button decoration.

["Bradley T. Hughes" <bhughes tcac net>]

On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Tomi Ollila wrote:

> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 15:10:02 +0300 (EET DST)
> From: Tomi Ollila <Tomi.Ollila@tfi.net>
> To: wm-spec-list@gnome.org
> Subject: MWM hints and close button decoration.
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> Hi
> 
> I am currently examining http://www.labs.redhat.com/wm.shtml
> 
> Am I right If I assume that with Motif window manager application
> can decide what `buttons' are decorated to the application
> title bar, i.e. if application don't want to have for example
> minimize/maximize buttons it can inform WM not to decorate those.
> 
> If this is true, then, as you may know MWM does not ever have
> close button on the window title bar (but in a title menu if
> allowed to be decorated). Therefore the MWM hints `spesification'
> has no `bit' definition for close button decoration i.e. application
> can not inform wm If it wants/does not want to have close button
> to be decorated.
> 
> If the MWM hints 'interface' can be used in such a purpose I suggest
> that definition MWM_DECOR_CLOSE will be added to the interface. I may
> have use for the feature in the future.
> 
> BTW: can these `hints' be sent when window is created and mapped
> in order to change appearance (and title bar functionality) dynamically
> when window is visible?
> 
> Tomi

normally... if a window doesn't want a close button, it doesn't participate
in the WM_DELETE_WINDOW protocol...

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