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Gräßlin: Client Side Window Decorations and Wayland

Gräßlin: Client Side Window Decorations and Wayland

Posted Feb 14, 2013 8:11 UTC (Thu) by khim (subscriber, #9252)
In reply to: Gräßlin: Client Side Window Decorations and Wayland by mmarq
Parent article: Gräßlin: Client Side Window Decorations and Wayland

Any plan which includes word "eforce" is doomed to fail in FOSS word. Simply because there are noone who can enforce anything as was already said.


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Gräßlin: Client Side Window Decorations and Wayland

Posted Feb 15, 2013 14:36 UTC (Fri) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link]

Depends on what you mean by "eforce"...

It could be that is coded in a certain way that only permits certain possibilities, namely windows decorations being rendered in a certain way buy certain rules.

Who controls the "renderer" controls the look, unless with CSD you mean allow any kind of renderer... and then complain why certain apps apply their own and its a "looking" mess -> crazy.

so its not like "gun point" and you have to abide, but simply coded to use what is included and no other option.

Don't like it ?... you can always fork KDE or Gnome (etc)... or pertinent parts and do it your way, only don't expect others to maintain it.

what is wrong or difficult with that ?

Gräßlin: Client Side Window Decorations and Wayland

Posted Feb 15, 2013 16:01 UTC (Fri) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link]

what is wrong or difficult with that ?

Well…

KDE or Gnome (etc)

That. There are always other options. And bikeshedding law means that the least important and complicated pieces will always differ.

Gräßlin: Client Side Window Decorations and Wayland

Posted Feb 15, 2013 16:18 UTC (Fri) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link]

There is nothing wrong... you are talking in circles (semantics)

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