Transient windows

[Glynn Clements]

Juliusz Chroboczek wrote:

> > behind the transient principle, the documentation that I've found is 
> > light and examples aren't many on the web or won't go too deep into the 
> > matter. I don't know if you have any link to suggest me, if any, I'd be 
> > glad.
> 
> ICCCM, Section 4.1.2.6.
> 
> The ICCCM is a complex matter, and most tutorials you'll find on the
> subject are incorrect.  You really should read the ICCCM (as well as
> the freedesktop.org wm-spec) rather than trying to browse the web for
> information.

Also, bear in mind that a lot of software simply ignores the ICCCM. 
The handling of Alt/Meta by certain GUI toolkits is a prime example.

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Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>