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RE: InterfaceWM + GNUstep applications


From: Mondragon, Ian
Subject: RE: InterfaceWM + GNUstep applications
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 10:42:25 -0600

couldn't agree with you more.  as i said, i'll start submitting EWMH related
patches as soon as i can.

- ian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicola Pero [SMTP:address@hidden
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 10:26 AM
> To:   Mondragon, Ian
> Cc:   Adam Fedor; address@hidden;
> address@hidden
> Subject:      RE: InterfaceWM + GNUstep applications
> 
> 
> > adam,
> > 
> >   i spoke with richard privately & told him i'd look into this and start
> > submitting patches as soon as i could - but with the amount of work i'm
> > putting into iwm at the moment, it would be great if someone else tried
> to
> > tackle the EWMH issue too.
> > 
> >   just let me know if you need anything from me.
> 
> IMO compatibility with other window manager it's sort of quite top
> priority for GNUstep as a whole.
> 
> Many GNU/linux people just run their linux machines with KDE/GNOME/XXX.
> 
> From time to time, they might try out a GNUstep application (GNUmail, or
> gworkspace, or Gorm, or any of all those nifty music/ftp/irc/game/xxx apps
> out there).
> 
> If the application doesn't look usable because menus randomly
> appear/disappear, windows rush out of focus unexpectedly, etc, they just
> get annoyed and look at something else.
> 
> We want to prevent this from happening :-)
> 
> It's sort of essential to attract new users that when non-GNUstep-aware
> users try GNUstep applications on whatever window manager they are using
> at the moment, the applications work and look usable and convincing, and
> they feel they like them and want to know more about the environment ...
> :-)
> 
> So, if you are getting expertise in the area of window managers, please
> consider seriously helping in this area (standard EMWH hints, focus,
> compatibility with window managers etc)!
> 
> I did some work on window manager hints in the past, but I don't have time
> to work on/follow everything. :-)




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