On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 05:50:00AM -0600, Rich Coe wrote:
> This patch fixes a problem with recently un-mapped windows.  If a program
> issues a window request to fvwm and that window has un-mapped itself, fvwm
> prompts the user with a 'cross-hairs' mouse icon to select the window target
> for the command.  In all cases the user will have no idea what is going on.
> 
> This patch implements a list of recently used window ids.  
> When the window request is received:
>     if the window id is zero, the user is prompted as usual.
>     if the window id is a known, valid window,
>       the command is sent to the requested target.
>     if the window id is unknown, but seen before, we do not process the 
> request.
>     else the user is prompted as usual.

You can't do it this way.  There is no guarantee that the stored
window ids refer to any known window; X may recycle window ids at
any time.

Can you give me example instructions so that I can play with the
problem myself?  In what context do you get the crosshairs?

Ciao

Dominik ^_^  ^_^

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Dominik Vogt

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