Re: _net_wm_allowed_actions issues.



On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 10:57:13AM +0100, Iban Hatchondo wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I know we already talk about this in the past, but I am not sure of what 
> I have to do (as a window manager) with _net_wm_allowed_actions:
> 
> should net_wm_allowed_actions reflect in some way the current state of 
> the window. I supose no, according to Sasha's answer (see the following 
> links for the post I am refering to)
> 
> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/wm-spec-list/2001-October/msg00019.html 
> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/wm-spec-list/2001-October/thread.html#00021
> 
> But I am not completey sure of my interpretation since the issue seems 
> to have been left somewhat unresolved ?

I think that the meaning of the 'maximize' actions refer to 'changing the
maximized state of the window' rather than simply maximizing vs
unmaximizing. As such, it seems it shouldn't be changed when a window is
maximized.

However, it seems reasonable to me that when a window is set in fullscreen
mode, its 'move' and 'resize' actions be removed to reflect that these
actions cannot be performed.

By updating these actions to reflect the window's state, the window manager
can choose how windows will behave, even in regard to modifying them with
external tools in any given state.

Ben
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