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From: envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: mystery window unseen by twm
Message-ID: <2736@helios.ee.lbl.gov>
Date: 27 May 89 00:19:33 GMT
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In article <1284@imelda.Solbourne.COM>, toml@Solbourne.COM (Tom LaStrange) writes:
> From article <1449@bacchus.dec.com>, by klee@chico.pa.dec.com (Ken Lee):

 [ some deleted ]

> > I've found that TWM will ignore windows with override-redirect or
> > transient attributes set.
> 
> twm doesn't really ignore override-redirect windows, it never sees
> them get mapped, hence they never get reparented.  If you put
> DecorateTransients in your .twmrc file, transient windows will be
> reparented just like any other window.  The next (X11R4) version of
> twm will by default, reparent transient windows.

What about X10 windows going through x10tox11?  Can twm be made to 
reparent these windows?
It is very frustrating to not be able to do anything to these windows.
We still have a few applications (xbiff for one) that are from X10.

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Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith@lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
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