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From: RWS@ZERMATT.LCS.MIT.EDU (Robert Scheifler)
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Subject: re: window manager property semantics
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Date: Thu, 8-Oct-87 08:24:00 EDT
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I agree with Adam, clients should be written in such a fashion that they
work well even if no window manager is present, without hassle to the
user.  Clients should definitely use MapWindow to get the window mapped
initially, and window managers should use this as the cue that the
window is "ready for prime time".  The issue of whether clients should
thereafter reconfigure of their own volition is a religious one, but I
think the reality is that some clients will do just that, so a window
manager that cares should protect its real-estate by judicious use of
SubstructureRedirect (which is, after all, there for a reason).