Re: Window Manager configuration utilities

[Nathan Clemons <nathan windsofstorm net>]

I've actually been thinking about this as well, and frankly, it doesnt
seem to me that there needs to be a standard in how the configuration tool
itself operates... just that there needs to be one, and that for instance
the GNOME Control Center has definitions of the WMs that include knowing
the config tool.

Perhaps we should make a list of what should be made optional, as a
recommendation, but in the end, it's all up to the WM. Certain WMs may
want to force certain methods of behavior, and not allow the user to
change them. This would result in another individuality of the WM... not
saying this is the best way to do it, but perhaps the Right Way.

What I _think_ we need to focus more on in this realm is a standard to
define:

a> the WM
b> the WM config tool
c> the WM documentations
d> the WM config tool documentation

Agree/disagree?

--Nathan

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On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Paul Warren wrote:

> Something that came up on gnome-list a little while ago was the need to
> standardise window manager configuration utilities.  In a truly
> integrated desktop environment, you should be able to change window
> manager options such as focus policy, window cycling behaviour, or
> whatever the particular wm chooses to make optional by clicking on the
> menu, going to settings and hitting window manager (or similar) not by
> hunting around trying to find that particular window manager's
> configuration utility, written usings Any Old Toolkit (tm).
> 
> IMHO, part of a new wm-spec should specify how a window manager presents
> its configuration. It was suggested that the way forward would be for
> the window manager to provide a Gnome Control Centre applet.
> 
> I am not sufficiently familiar with Gnome internals to say how this is
> best implemented, or best specified as a requirement.
> 
> I also think that compliant window managers should provide their on-line
> help in a standard, specified form.  The above disclaimer applies for
> this too...
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> yours,
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
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