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<!doctype article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" [
-<!entity version "Version 1.2">
-<!entity date "October 7, 2002">
+<!entity version "Draft version 1.3">
+<!entity date "November 27, 2002">
]>
<article id="index">
<articleinfo>
@@ -1279,7 +1279,8 @@ unlikely to break anything, it seems reasonable to document it as standard.
<sect2 id="URGENCY">
<title>Urgency</title>
<para>
- Dialog boxes should indicate their urgency level (information or warning) using the urgency bit in the WM_HINTS.flags property, as defined in the ICCCM.
+Windows expecting immediate user action should indicate this using the
+urgency bit in the WM_HINTS.flags property, as defined in the ICCCM.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="NORESIZE">
@@ -1339,7 +1340,7 @@ unlikely to break anything, it seems reasonable to document it as standard.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
- <title>Window Movement</title>
+ <title>Window Geometry</title>
<para>
Window manager implementors should refer to the ICCCM for definitive
specifications of how to handle MapRequest and ConfigureRequest events.
@@ -1348,40 +1349,114 @@ document offers the following clarifications:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
-Window managers MUST honor the win_gravity field of WM_NORMAL_HINTS
- for both MapRequest _and_ ConfigureRequest events (ICCCM Version 2.0,
- &sect;4.1.2.3 and &sect;4.1.5)
+Window Managers MUST honor the win_gravity field of WM_NORMAL_HINTS
+for both MapRequest <emphasis>and</emphasis> ConfigureRequest events
+(ICCCM Version 2.0, &sect;4.1.2.3 and &sect;4.1.5)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
+When generating synthetic ConfigureNotify events, the position given
+MUST be the top-left corner of the client window in relation to the
+origin of the root window (i.e., ignoring win_gravity)
+(ICCCM Version 2.0, &sect;4.2.3)
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+Window Managers maintain a reference point for each client window and place
+the window relative to this reference point depending on the window's
+win_gravity as follows:
+ </para>
+ <informaltable>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>win_gravity:</entry>
+ <entry>placed at the reference point</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>StaticGravity</entry>
+ <entry>the left top corner of the client window</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>NorthWestGravity</entry>
+ <entry>the left top corner of the frame window</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>NorthGravity</entry>
+ <entry>the center of the frame window's top side</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>NorthEastGravity</entry>
+ <entry>the right top corner of the frame window</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>EastGravity</entry>
+ <entry>the center of the frame window's right side</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>SouthEastGravity</entry>
+ <entry>the right bottom corner of the frame window</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>SouthGravity</entry>
+ <entry>the center of the frame window's bottom side</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>SouthWestGravity</entry>
+ <entry>the left bottom corner of the frame window</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>WestGravity</entry>
+ <entry>the center of the frame window's left side</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>CenterGravity</entry>
+ <entry>the center of the frame window</entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
Applications are free to change their win_gravity setting at any time.
</para>
<para>
-If an application changes its gravity then the Window Manager should adjust the
-reference point, so that the client window will not move as the result.
-For example if Client's gravity was NorthWestGravity and reference point
-was
-at the top-left corner of the frame window, then after change of gravity to
-the SouthEast reference point should be adjusted to point to the
-lower-right
-corner of the frame.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
-When generating synthetic ConfigureNotify events, the position given
- MUST be the top-left corner of the client window in relation to the
- origin of the root window (i.e., ignoring win_gravity) (ICCCM Version 2.0, &sect;4.2.3)
- </para></listitem>
+If an Application changes its win_gravity then the Window Manager should
+adjust the reference point, so that the client window will not move as the
+result. For example if the Application's win_gravity was NorthWestGravity and
+reference point was at the top-left corner of the frame window, then after
+change of win_gravity to SouthEastGravity the reference point should be
+adjusted to point to the lower-right corner of the frame.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+Changing the win_gravity for a single configure request and back afterwards is
+unlikely to work as intended, due to a race condition. The window manager sees
+a property notify for WM_NORMAL_HINTS, followed by the configure request,
+followed by another property notify for WM_NORMAL_HINTS. By the time the
+window manager gets around to request the changed WM_NORMAL_HINTS in response
+to the first property notify, the server may have already processed the second
+property change.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+If the window manager supports it, applications should use
+_NET_MOVERESIZE_WINDOW with a specified gravity to avoid this problem.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </listitem>
<listitem><para>
-XMoveWindow(w,x,y) behavior depends on the window gravity. Upon receiving a
-request from a client application the Window Manager calculates a new reference
-point, based on the client window's own size, border width and gravity.
-For any given client window dimensions (width, height) and border width (bw), the reference point will be
-placed at:
+If the Application requests a new position (x, y) (and possibly also a
+new size), the Window Manager calculates a new reference point (ref_x, ref_y),
+based on the client window's (possibly new) size (width, height), border
+width (bw) and win_gravity as explained in the table below.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+The Window Manager will use the new reference point until the next request for
+a new position.
</para>
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="3">
<tbody>
<row>
- <entry>Gravity:</entry>
+ <entry>win_gravity:</entry>
<entry>ref_x:</entry>
<entry>ref_y:</entry>
</row>
@@ -1437,90 +1512,18 @@ placed at:
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
- <!-- one of (tgroup graphic) -->
</informaltable>
- <para>
-The Window Manager will use the reference point as calculated above,
-until the next XMoveWindow request. The Window Manager will place frame decorations
-in the following position, based on the window gravity :
- </para>
- <para>
-StaticGravity:
- </para>
- <para>
-window's left top corner will be placed at (ref_x,ref_y)
- </para>
- <para>
-NorthWestGravity:
- </para>
- <para>
-window frame's left top corner will be placed at (ref_x,ref_y)
- </para>
- <para>
-NorthGravity:
- </para>
- <para>
-window frame's top side's center will be placed at (ref_x,ref_y)
- </para>
- <para>
-NorthEastGravity:
- </para>
- <para>
-window frame's right top corner will be placed at (ref_x,ref_y)
- </para>
- <para>
-EastGravity:
- </para>
- <para>
-window frame's right side's center will be placed at (ref_x,ref_y)
- </para>
- <para>
-SouthWestGravity:
- </para>
- <para>
-window frame's left bottom corner will be placed at (ref_x,ref_y)
- </para>
- <para>
-SouthGravity:
- </para>
- <para>
-window frame's bottom side's center will be placed at (ref_x,ref_y)
- </para>
- <para>
-SouthEastGravity:
- </para>
- <para>
-window frame's right bottom corner will be placed at (ref_x,ref_y)
- </para>
- <para>
-WestGravity:
- </para>
- <para>
-window frame's left side's center will be placed at (ref_x,ref_y)
- </para>
- <para>
-CenterGravity:
- </para>
- <para>
-window frame's center will be placed at (ref_x,ref_y)
- </para>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>
-Implementation Note for Application developers:
- </para>
- <para>
-When a client window is resized - its reference point does not move.
-So for example if window has SouthEastGravity and it is resized -
-the bottom-right corner of its frame will not move but instead
-top-left corner will be adjusted by the difference in size.
+If an Application requests just a new size, its reference point does not
+move. So for example if client window has win_gravity SouthEastGravity and
+is resized, the bottom right corner of its frame will not move but instead
+the top left corner will be adjusted by the difference in size.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
-Implementation Note for window manager developers:
- </para>
- <para>
-When calculating the reference point at the time of initial placement -
-the initial window's width should be taken into consideration, as if it
-was the frame for this window.
+When calculating the reference point at the time of initial placement,
+the Window Manager should take the initial window's size into consideration,
+as if it was the frame for this window.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
@@ -1691,6 +1694,19 @@ OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
<Sect1>
<title>Change history</title>
<sect2>
+ <title>Changes since 1.2</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>
+Rewrote the implementation notes on "Window Movement", retitled it
+to "Window Geometry".
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+Rewrote the implementation notes on "Urgency", making it clear that
+the hint is not just about dialogs.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2>
<title>Changes since 1.1</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>