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[Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>]

hi sam

On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 03:41, Sam Spilsbury <smspillaz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> So the window controls are essentially invisible unless you play a
> hide an seek game with your mouse? I don't understand why you'd want
> this - and it requires some form of meaningful acceleration within
> apps, something that I don't think everyone has.
>

AIUI it has something to do with mouse pointer position relative to the
window border..
I don't understand where "acceleration" would fit into this context..
You have a point with your cat and mouse game though..


> You cannot do this with client side decorations.
>

why not? because of the imprecision of the absolute position information?
that's a WM bug, has nothing to do with CSD.


> The window manager absolutely depends on the client to not be stupid
> and to obey rules
>

Doesn't this mean that we can entrust the client with more then?
You are arguing against your own position here.