Re: Any more features? (fwd)

[Paul Warren <pdw ferret lmh ox ac uk>]

On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Tim Janik wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Paul Warren wrote:
> > On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Tim Janik wrote:
> > > On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Paul Warren wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Hmmm.  Presumably the way to do this is to extend _NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT to
> > > > be an array of (x,y) pairs, one for each desktop.  If only one pair is
> > > > specified, it applies to all desktops.  If a list is supplied, the first
> > > > is desktop 1, etc...

> > > yes that would cover it. i'm not sure though we shouldn't simply say that
> > > _NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT is always an array of _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS length.
> > 
> > I was thinking about WMs that have the same viewport active across all
> > desktops.  It's (slight) extra hassle for them to have to maintain a list
> > of the correct length containing N copies of the same number, when a
> > single number covers it unambiguously.
> 
> yes, i'd just prefer having the spec defining one format for a certain
> property, rather than a list of possible formats.

OK, well I'm not fussed - anyone else have an opinion?

> two other things:
> 
> * what is the justification for letting
> _NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP start out with 1 instead of 0 (like the old
> spec defined it)?

0 is for unmapped windows to indicate that the window manager is free to
place it as it pleases, rather than requesting a specific desktop upon
mapping.

Paul