> You could just have the WM restore its original geometry when shutting > down, but leave the state hints (max vert, etc) in tact for the new > window manager. Then you can do exactly what you want without any new > hints.
Yes, that's another possibility I considered. First of all, it's just an ugly way to transfer information -- setting a window property is less work and less disruptive than two XMoveResizes. Second, all of that resizing may affect the application in not-so-nice ways; for instance, I think video players would fall into this category. Third, there may be other uses of the property than just restoring state. As an example, a pager might use the information, rather than displaying the actual geometry. Or, you might have a program similar to 3ddesk that animates the changing of state and wants to do some rendering in advance. Mark _______________________________________________ wm-spec-list mailing list wm-spec-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/wm-spec-list