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From: asente@decwrl.dec.com (Paul Asente)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: proper way to get keypress events within override-redirect windows
Message-ID: <2956@bacchus.dec.com>
Date: 3 Mar 90 06:26:57 GMT
References: <9003022203.AA18830@armory>
Organization: DEC Western Software Lab
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The input hint is a hint to the window manager.  Since window managers never
see override-redirect windows, the input hint is meaningless for them.

First of all, do you *really* want and override-redirect window for this?
Are there absolutely *no* circumstances where the user might want to move
this window?  Not even to consult other windows to figure out what to
enter?  Are you sure?

Window managers are in charge of the X input focus.  If the window manager
has assigned the focus somewhere, you will have to get involved to assign
it to your overr-de-redirect window.  If the user is using pointer-root
focus, you're probably ok, but if the user is using click-to-type, you're
hosed.

	-paul asente
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