Hi Ricardson,
> This suggests dwm floating mode accepts incoming window geometry
> without validation, while tiling mode is more resilient because it
> ignores client-requested geometry entirely. It may be worth dwm
> clamping floating window geometry against monitor bounds on map, at
> least to prevent windows from covering the bar.
If I run:
nsxiv -g 1920x1080 ~/pictures
On a standard 1080p resolution monitor with nsxiv set to floating in
config.h, then I expect the nsxiv window will take up the whole screen.
Why should the WM prevent me from doing that?
Also, terms like "sanitize/validate" are used when input is coming from
a potentially malicious source. dwm doesn't deal with malicious sources
because if a malicious source can create windows in your xorg session
then you're compromised already.
- NRK
