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From: salem@THINK.COM
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: WMNormalHints and ICCCM: what is the window manager supposed to do ?
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Date: 21 Jun 89 06:25:54 GMT
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It seems clear that if the client specifies the USPosition and USSize flags
in the WM_NORMAL_HINTS property that the window manager should not query
the user for the window's size or position before mapping it.

However, it is unclear to me from the ICCCM what is the correct action for
a window manager to take regarding the PPosition and PSize flags.  If
PPosition and PSize are specified, should the window manager query the user
for the window's size and position ?

uwm does the query, twm doesn't.

I would like to specify a default size and position for the window but
allow the user to override them as the window is being mapped.  What is the
correct way to specify this behavior ?

-- jim
salem@think.com