[Lazarus] IDE window positions

zeljko zeljko at holobit.net
Sat Feb 2 12:32:37 CET 2013


On Saturday 02 of February 2013 10:47:45 Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> On 2013-02-02 09:25, zeljko wrote:
> > Actually, pager minimizes windows when you switch desktops , thats how
> > virtual desktops works on X11.
> 
> No, not always true as far as I know. Maybe it is dependent on the
> window manager or virtual desktop applet. eg: Take the FVWM2 window
> manager. You can drag your "active screen area" to the centre of a 2x2
> virtual desktop grid, and see windows of all four virtual desktops.

There's XOrg standard which says so. If some window manager have virtual 
desktops and it doesn't work like standard says then such window manager isn't 
standard (it's not enough mature, it's buggy etc etc).

> Windows on the other hand secretly position windows with a huge negative
> coordinate when you minimize them. In fpGUI I once had a "restore
> window" issue, and discovered this. X11 behaved differently -
> coordinates never changed for hidden windows.

I don't care about windows. 

zeljko




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