Re: App-Icons

[Adam Fedor]

Chris B.Vetter wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Tim Harrison just mentioned on #GNUstep the low traffic on this list, so
> I decided to do something about it... hopefully this does not result in
> a flamewar (and I won't get stoned for heresy...)
>
> Ok, last weekend I was playing around with a couple of window managers,
> the sort that implement 'toolbars' at the bottom of your screen, and
> noticed (not for the first time) that GNUstep app-icons are usually
> mapped _behind_ the toolbar ... quite annoying. Yes, I know, Window Maker
> is supposed to be used (right now) or at least works best.
>
> Anyway, let's assume we have a window manager, that uses an Atom, say
> WM_WILL_HANDLE_APP_ICONS, indicating that it will take complete control
> over GNUstep app-icons, GNUstep then would create the icon, set the
> appropriate Atoms - but does not map the icon to the lower left corner.
> Instead, the window manager is free to do whatever it feels is right.

I was actually hoping that something like this already existed, but I 
haven't found it yet. Perhaps a global default would do...


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