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24.0.50; X toolkit and parent id

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: public.avatar <at> gmail.com ([AvataR])
Subject: bug#5828 closed by Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
 (Re: bug#5828: 24.0.50; X toolkit and parent id)
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:55:02 +0000

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#5828: 24.0.50; X toolkit and parent id

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From: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
To: "[AvataR]" <public.avatar <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 5828-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5828: 24.0.50; X toolkit and parent id
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:54:22 +0200

I have checked in a fix in trunk.

	Jan D.


[AvataR] skrev 2010-04-04 11.00:
>
>>> There is the annoying problem with some WMs, when client sets parent
>>> windows id  (PID XID) as NULL (0). You can see with wmctrl -lp, that GTK toolkit sets PID, and
>>> athena, or something older - not.
>>>
>>> I try to search by myself, how to set up PID in lucid toolkit, but don't
>>> have any success.
>>>
>
>> What is the problem?  _NET_WM_PID is not required and WMs must get by even
>> if it is not set.
>
>> 	Jan D.
>
> This is not really big problem, but some WMs like matchbox/hildon
> filter such windows. This behaviour can be fixed in WM, but I think
> will be better if toolkit just set _NET_WM_PID

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From: public.avatar <at> gmail.com ([AvataR])
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.50; X toolkit and parent id
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:27:07 +0300

There is the annoying problem with some WMs, when client sets parent
windows id  (PID XID) as NULL (0). You can see with wmctrl -lp, that GTK toolkit sets PID, and
athena, or something older - not. 

I try to search by myself, how to set up PID in lucid toolkit, but don't
have any success.

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