Re: Proposing _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN_EXCLUSIVE

["Ryan C. Gordon" <icculus icculus org>]

> In this specific case, we sort of do have input redirection - it's just
> a mouse capture to the given window. And this would solve a lot of other
> problems. Requiring a compositor in the mix might kill this for games
> though - Ryan, thoughts?

This WM hint could certainly be used as a clue that the entire screen is 
occupied and thus doesn't need compositing. Is that what you were asking?

> It's possible that the right answer is to basically implement the
> proposed protocol as an x extension instead of a wm extension.

My thought is that the Window Manager would want to handle some 
specifics (to wit: it would want to manage some windows), but the 
absolute heart of the problem is that some central authority needs to be 
in charge of resolution changes, not every app, and an X extension could 
solve that too.

My instinct is that it's the wrong layer to work in, but it can probably 
also solve the worst parts of the problem. Let's see if we can agree on 
a Window Manager solution first, though.

--ryan.