> > Now this is something I really don't get. I took a look at the KDE patch > since I use a lot of KDE apps. It's very small and doesn't need any KDE > libraries. Afaics there's absolutely no bloat in the patch, only a feature > that some people find nice. I simply can't see why a patch like this is not > included. To say that "the lack of docked application support has always been > one of its defining features" doesn't make sense to me. Had it cost > performance or meant linking with kdelibs or something, then of course it > shouldn't be allowed. But simply saying "we feel the users shouldn't do this" > sounds stupid to me. > > If I can find the time, I'll update the patch with a compile time option and > maybe a runtime option, and then send the patch to the list. >
Bo, the slit assumes all windows are similar in size. KDE apps are usually quite tiny. This results in a very ugly Slit. That is why I said no. I do intend to support the NET WM standard and will interoperate as much as possible with any app that supports that spec.
