Re: Initial window placement

[Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>]

Sasha_Vasko osca state mo us writes: 
> The other valid reason why client should know about its frame's position
> is to save it, and be able to restore its position next time it starts.
> But since providing client with raw data will make it prone to errors
> in the way client translates it into actuall position, we better provide
> client with ready to use data - exact position, size and border width
> of the client, that has to be set by application in order to appear in
> exact same place after all the window manager adjustments:
> 
> _NET_WM_SAVE_GEOMETRY <client_x><client_y><client_width><client_height>
> <client_bw><gravity>
> 
> All the client has to do is save this somewhere, and when it restarts,
> supply this exact data to XCreateWindow and WM_NORMAL_HINTS. Window
> Manager will have to update this property each time window is moved.
> Sort of making it as foolproof as possible.
> 

When would you use this that isn't covered by session management?

Havoc