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Jonathan_Monahan_at_hp-pinewood-om1.om.hp.com writes:
> > > Hi all,
> > > I was just scanning through the TODO list on the Homepage when I
> > > noticed the following line:
> > > - Find out why closing windows fills the area w/ the border color
> > [...]
> > > I guess the only way to stop this is to trap the fact that the client
> > > window is going to be destroyed or hidden and then apply the same
> > > function to the Frame first and then the client window.
> >
> > Does that work?
> >
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> Well, this is where I'm a little unsure. As I said, my knowledge of window
> manager level X code is not wonderful, but I thought that a window manager co
> uld
> get notification of all X calls...
> ...searching for an X manual to grab off a colleague...
> Aha ! Here it is... SubstructureRedirectMask... Oh. No. Perhaps not...
> SubstructureRedirectMask only gets MapRequest, not Unmap...
>
> Oh, well I suppose you're right then, no it doesn't work.
>
> Anyway, I think my explanation of why the frame window gets cleared to the
> background colour of the frame still stands. Only, I guess we've just proved
> that you cannot do anything about it, so presumably it could be taken off the
> TODO list. (I'm trying to save you some work here Chuck ;-)
>
It's on the list, because other window managers don't do this. There
has to be a reason and a cure.
> Sorry for the false alarm,
> Jonathan.
>
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Received on Fri May 03 1996 - 10:09:13 BST