Re: _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN suggestion
- From: Alexander Strasser <eclipse7 gmx net>
- To: wm-spec-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN suggestion
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:02:33 +0200
Hi again,
Lubos Lunak wrote:
> On Friday 25 of March 2005 20:56, Alexander Strasser wrote:
> > I have a problem with the way EWMH fullsreen is defined in
> >
> > _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN indicates that the window should fill the entire
> > screen and have no window decorations. For example, a presentation
> > program would use this hint.
> >
> > I think to make this really useful the definition should be extended
> > to force the WM to restore the original window position after fs switch
> > as this would be the expected behaviour by most users and it is often tried
> > to achieve by application programmers with XMoveResizing'ing the toplevel
> > window to the previous position.
>
> The various implementations for fullscreen mode in applications do even much
> worse things that just this.
>
> > Which is imho bad and needless when having
> > an program for managing toplevel windows (aka the Window Manager).
> >
> > Anyway it would be much better if this could be handled by the WM and
> > would be defined to do so in the specs.
> >
> > I know that some WMs already implement it the way described above, but
> > I think it would be better if it is explicitly stated in the specs.
>
> Actually I'd expect every same WM to do it that way. Is there some that
> doesn't?
>
> >
> > Patch suggestion attached.
>
> Fine with me.
Is it possible to include it then?
Alex (beastd)
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