On 06-Aug-2002 Colin Walters wrote: > [ no need to CC me, I read -policy ] > > On Tue, 2002-08-06 at 15:55, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > >> I think the real thing to say is GNOME, KDE, etc should not ask for >> x-window-manager but netwm-window-manager. > > That is another, equally valid alternative¹. I don't have a strong > opinion about which is better. If you or others think that > netwm-window-manager is much better, then I'll accept it. However, your > version doesn't yet have a patch... >
Because it is a pseudo counter proposal. Your proposal is based on the assumption that: ICCCM < NETWM and that obviously netwm should take precedence. But netwm support is only really useful if the user is using other netwm apps. At the moment (and I do not really see this changing) this means GNOME, KDE, and other desktop environments. So I see no reason for metacity or kwin to jump to the head of the pack unless a netwm compliant environment is needed. I also see most wms moving towards netwm. The only ones not heading that way are dead/dormant (twm) or those which are run by coders who choose not to support their users running GNOME/KDE/whatever apps. Also note that netwm is for the most part a layer on ICCCM so it is reasonable to ignore netwm for most apps. Things that will break are desktop icons, pagers, and panels.
