Re: Spec Purpose and Definition

[Marko Macek <Marko Macek gmx net>]

Michael ROGERS wrote:
> 
> >> Which other programs would wish to maximise or activate windows?
> >
> >A big office-like application or IDE that offers a configuration option to
> >start up just like it was closed may want to set the maximize hint.
> 
> Set a hint, yes. Maximise its own window, no. That breaks the "chain of
> command" (user->window manager->application) and allows an application to
> define its own window layout policy.

These hints are not just for applications. Imagine a panel that has a
menu for each window. A menu might contain a maximize option. Both
current GNOME hints and proposed hints have a simple way to implement
this option.

Mark
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