Jay🚩 to Linux · 5 months ago40 years later, X Window System is far more relevant than anyone could guessarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down16cross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
arrow-up1246arrow-down1external-link40 years later, X Window System is far more relevant than anyone could guessarstechnica.comJay🚩 to Linux · 5 months agomessage-square68fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoPrograms can’t set position or size of windows, period, at most they can ask and then hope they don’t get ignored and it’s good that way. Window management is responsibility of the compositor, not of applications. At least KDE has support for it that’s about on X11 level, a proper-proper solution is still in the pipeline. And yes you’re seeing right it’s been there for four years.
Programs can’t set position or size of windows, period, at most they can ask and then hope they don’t get ignored and it’s good that way. Window management is responsibility of the compositor, not of applications.
At least KDE has support for it that’s about on X11 level, a proper-proper solution is still in the pipeline. And yes you’re seeing right it’s been there for four years.