[Wayland-bugs] [Bug 75382] New: Implement wl_probe, or something similar

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75382

          Priority: medium
            Bug ID: 75382
          Assignee: wayland-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
           Summary: Implement wl_probe, or something similar
          Severity: enhancement
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: All
          Reporter: nerdopolis1 at verizon.net
          Hardware: Other
            Status: NEW
           Version: unspecified
         Component: wayland
           Product: Wayland

Currently Wayland clients have no way of knowing if their menus/subwindows are
going to be placed offscreen. If they are near the bottom of the screen,
currently the menus go offscreen.

In other environments, applications will place the menu going up the top of the
window instead if it doesn't fit.

Rob Bradford had a protocol to probe a given reigon, and an implementation, but
it was never merged
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2013-April/008836.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2013-April/008666.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2013-April/008667.html


For desktop usability, a similar protocol should be added to XDG_Shell, for the
clients to be able to use

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