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From: bruce@servio.UUCP (Bruce Schuchardt)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: menus vs window-managers in X11
Message-ID: <276@servio.UUCP>
Date: 13 Nov 89 16:38:12 GMT
References: <2873@astroatc.UUCP> <19274@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: bruce@servio.UUCP (Bruce Schuchardt)
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In article <19274@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> seitz@avalon.Berkeley.EDU (Steve Seitz) writes:
>I am trying to implement pop-up and pull-down menus in X11 (using clx).  My 
>problem is that the window-manager (eg. twm) intercepts my create requests
>and reparents the menus, putting titles on them, etc.  Is there some sort of 
>hint which says something of the sort "leave this window alone"?  If so, what
>...

What kind of shell are you using?  Try an OverrideShell.


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