Re: [Om-synth] Patchage Restore Window (patchage-CVS-20050721)

[elgrande]

There are window-managers, that can keep track of closed windows.
e.g. fluxbox gives you the possibility to remember application windows over the end of an xsession.
You can select which components of a window to remember (e.g. size and actual workspace)
When you start a new x-session (e.g. after reboot) you can load the app via your .xinitrc and fluxbox will put it on it's former workspace with it's former dimensions. Quite a nice feature.
But it is great if om (or any other app) can do this, too. I just would like to have the possibility to switch it of if I have problems with compatibility to my setup.

ET

Dave Robillard wrote:

Chris McCormick wrote:
  

On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 06:16:48PM +0200, Esben Stien wrote:
    

elgrande <address@hidden> writes:

      

I would definetely regard it as the window-manager's and not om's
task to remember the windows.
        

No, this is completely and utterly wrong;). Sorry to say so, but it is.
      

I'm afraid I disagree completely. It is most certainly the job of the
window manager (and not individual applications) to maintain the
positions and sizes of windows.
    

When you "close" a window, it is destroyed.  It's no longer the window 
manager's problem.  That's why the app has to handle it.

Location and everything of a window is of course the WM's job while the 
window is in existance (even if minimized or shaded or whatever), but 
the WM can't keep track of the size and location of a window that 
doesn't even exist!

There's already code in both Om and Patchage to deal with this, it just 
might not be working properly in all environments.

-DR-


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