[PATCH] xdg-shell: add set_max_size request

[Mike Blumenkrantz]

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 3:30 PM Olivier Fourdan <ofourdan at redhat.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Mike,
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > [...]
> >
> > Yes, I know you are not currently advocating for it, but you've proved my
> > point--others will see this go in and then they will push for it. Adding
> > any form of size hints is a slipper slope which leads to more size hints
> > imo.
>
> My turn to play the Devil's advocate then :-)
>
> And even if we end with more hints eventually, what is wrong with that?
>
> I reckon if we had hints in X11, it's also because people have had a need
> for such a mechanism...
>
> Cheers,
> Olivier
>

Sure, and as I said, I have no issues with that if a separate (optional)
protocol  is created for it. I just don't think that the best place for it
is in xdg-shell, which is supposed to be just a small core set of features
that are absolutely required in order to create a usable desktop
environment.
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