I don't know anything about the wm-spec-list, EWMH properties, or the relationship of these things to Ubuntu. I don't think I'm the right person to bring it up.
I am aware of properties like gtk.gdk.WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG that tell the window manager whether to provide one button or three:
I don't know anything about the wm-spec-list, EWMH properties, or the relationship of these things to Ubuntu. I don't think I'm the right person to bring it up.
I am aware of properties like gtk.gdk. WINDOW_ TYPE_HINT_ DIALOG that tell the window manager whether to provide one button or three:
http:// www.pygtk. org/docs/ pygtk/gdk- constants. html#gdk- window- type-hint- constants
So similar functionality already exists. I don't understand why people are so resistant to expanding it.
Visual mock-up here: http:// ubuntuforums. org/attachment. php?attachmenti d=77153& d=1215701439