Re: _NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS

["Oleg Sukhodolsky" <son two gmail com>]

On 11/21/06, Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com> wrote:
> Oleg Sukhodolsky wrote:
> > Not exactly.  I want to show window which is similar to window with
> > _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH window type (asit is treated by metacity)
> > but not "always on top".  And this window should behaves the same ways
> > under other WMs.
>
> This is just wrong. All splash screens should work the same way; there's
> no reason yours is special. So just tell the WM that it's a splash
> screen and don't do anything else.

Agree, but I do not want splash screen (in term of WM), but something
similar to it.

> If you think the WM should be fixed (which sounds plausible) then file a
> bug against the WM and fix all apps at once. If the WM is really broken
> and doesn't get fixed, then people won't use it, they'll use a different
> one.

Ok,  I will do this.

> In any case, it's not your problem. The responsibility of the app is to
> accurately describe that the window is a splash screen, the
> responsibility of the WM is to then make the window have the right
> window behaviors for splash screens.

Agree.  but my real purpose is to figure out what kind of control over the
allowed actions I have according to the spec.

Thanks, Oleg.