Re: Context help: what's this?

[raster rasterman com]

On  1 Dec, Matthias Ettrich scribbled:
->  
->  Yet another suggestion for the specs:
->  
->           NET_WM_CONTEXT_HELP
->  
->  A simple, standard-compliant wm protocol similar to WM_TAKE_FOCUS
->  (Those who don't know these, please see XSetWMProtocols, XGetWMProtocols for
->  details).
->  
->  If a window propagates that it speaks this protocol, the WM may offer a way to
->  invoke context help on the window. This can be done with a '?'-button, a menu
->  item or whatever. When the user selects or invokes context help, the WM sends 
->  a client message to the window. Format is the same as with the other wm
->  protocols:
->  
->    ev.xclient.type = ClientMessage;
->    ev.xclient.window = wm_protocols;
->    ev.xclient.message_type = net_wm_context_help;
->    ev.xclient.format = 32;
->    ev.xclient.data.l[0] = net_wm_context_help;
->    ev.xclient.data.l[1] = <the wm's current time>;
->  
->  
->  Some background information: the '?' button on dialogs is standard on
->  MS-Windows. It is a nifty possibility to provide useful and fast help without
->  cluttering the dialog windows with yet another pushbutton. The '?' invokes
->  so-called "What's This?" help, that lies somewhere between tool-tips and a
->  full-blown help system. Dialogs also often have a "help" button, but this is
->  supposed to fire up the real help system.
->  
->  
->  Matthias

I like the idea :)

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