Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!panda!genrad!decvax!ucbvax!ZERMATT.LCS.MIT.EDU!RWS From: RWS@ZERMATT.LCS.MIT.EDU.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Mouse help window Message-ID: <870312112309.0.RWS@KILLINGTON.LCS.MIT.EDU> Date: Thu, 12-Mar-87 11:23:00 EST Article-I.D.: KILLINGT.870312112309.0.RWS Posted: Thu Mar 12 11:23:00 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 13-Mar-87 22:15:42 EST References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 17 We are in complete agreement (I think). All I was saying is that no change to the protocol is required to support what you (and I) want. What is required at a minimum is for someone to propose the property-related information and policies to standardize on. What it takes to really make things happen is for someone to volunteer to write a client that will create and control the documentation window, and to contribute interfaces (and implementations!) for C routines to exist at the Xlib or Toolkit level to make it convenient for applications to define documentation. I don't think anyone would object if you or your organization volunteered. Despite how wonderful and important I think the idea is, the reality is that there are only finite resources presently committed to getting the base V11 implementation out the door on schedule. Other people are going to have to contribute if they want to see their favorite policies incorporated.