> > I'd say "on a monitor covered by the main window." If possible, the one > > which > > the mouse is on. > > That doesn't work as a (complete) solution. I missed the same point > in my last email, which Lubos pointed out. To quote him on this > topic, addressing which monitor to place dialogs of such windows on: > > "And, if you're tempted to immediately give the (probably correct) > answer that on the active one, which one would that be? And no, the > one with the mouse doesn't count, as soon as one throws it away and > uses only keyboard for a while."
How is that case any different from "placing a new window on a multi-head system without a mouse"? It's just in this case, you're restricted about which monitors you might choose for such a window. -David _______________________________________________ wm-spec-list mailing list wm-spec-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/wm-spec-list