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From: ben@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Benjamin Ellsworth)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: OSF statements about OPEN LOOK
Message-ID: <100920248@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>
Date: 13 Sep 90 16:31:35 GMT
References: <9009041647.AA24685@zia.aoc.nrao.edu>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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> XView applications depend on the existence of an ICCCM-compliant
> window manager for dismissing and quitting. ...

As I read that person's complaint, it sounded like the annoyance was
that the application provides no way to dismiss its own dialogs, but
relies on the window manager.  I can see how a person could be annoyed
by this.  I can also see a number of potential pitfalls to this
approach.

In the realms of truth and beauty, it seems that if one manipulates
application controls to post the dialog one ought to be able to
manipulate application controls to dismiss it.  Relying on outside
services seems decidedly asymmetric.

I would also agree that this whole issue is fairly minor.

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