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From: alan@cogswell.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Alan S. Mazer)
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Subject: restrictions on removing RootWindow properties?
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Date: 23 Oct 90 17:15:24 GMT
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Thank you to everyone who suggested creating new properties for the root
window as a way of maintaining keyed data.  It seems to work well.  But I
have another question.

If client A creates a property on the root window and then exits, should
a new client, client B, be allowed to remove it?  I think so, but it
sure doesn't seem to work.  I can't find any documentation on the "correct"
behavior in this case.  If the property is protected against removal by
other clients, is there some way to get around this?

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