Re: StepBox v1 - Yet another GNUstep window manager

[Yen-Ju Chen]

> From: "Chris B. Vetter" <chrisv@web4inc.com>
> To: discuss-gnustep@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: StepBox v1 - Yet another GNUstep window manager
> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 20:42:51 -0700

 [snip]
> So, yes, there needs to be an agreement, but no, there do not need to be
> new specifications.

 That's what I mean. Just an agreement.

> >   I plan to make StepBox use as many GNUstep classes as possible,
> >   such as NSColor, NSFont, NSStringDrawing, NSBezierPath, etc.
>
> Huh? You're planning of using AppKit?

 Yes, if it is possible, but I'm really not sure.

 [snip]

> As far as I can tell, GNUstep-based applications handle window order on
> their own, that is, the back-end does.
> So you only have to worry about legacy windows (ie. when they pop up
> "subwindows" somewhere) but usually (and IMHO) you can just ignore it
> because you do not have to worry about disappearing menus here ;-)
> Which means, all you have to make sure is that your WM keeps track of
> the association between the GNUstep- application and its menu(s).

 Could you kindly point out which source code (file name) in GNUstep gui 
and back
 are responsible for the menu and the (unused) atom ?
 It will take me a while to look into that in GNUstep source code
 and you already have a pretty good idea.
 Since WindowMaker can make it, I bet it won't be hard or require hacks.

 Fix the menu is my first priority now.
 (GWorkspace background is the second one,
  but I have less clue where it goes wrong.).

 Thanx a lot

 Yen-Ju

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