Re: Debatable: Rootless Mode is an Important and Needed Feature

2002-10-01 Thread Robert Mecklenburg
HLH Could you please ask your pointy-haired bosses for a few thousand bucks HLH to pay one of your programmers to throw some time at a rootless mode? HLH Better yet, why don't you ask them if they would be willing to pay me to HLH do it? Some time ago there was a suggestion to setup a paypal

Re: Debatable: Rootless Mode is an Important and Needed Feature

2002-10-01 Thread Harold L Hunt II
Robert, My PayPal account is my email address. I have not setup a link to it from my homepage yet, but I have that on my To-Do list. I have also not proposed any prices for developing features that do not exist. However, I would be more than happy to accept any contributions for the work

Debatable: Rootless Mode is an Important and Needed Feature

2002-09-27 Thread Jim Drash
While, it might be nice to allow Windows to be the Window Manager and that it might be convenient, it is not a requirement for many people's regular and daily use of the Xserver. Would it be cool? Yes. I cannot right now think of a single X app would work better if Windows managed it. If there

Re: Debatable: Rootless Mode is an Important and Needed Feature

2002-09-27 Thread David R. Fischer
I think that you are looking at it a different way.. If we had a rootless X-windows it would allow better integration with our current environment... and would help get it past the pointy haired bosses Thanks David R. Fischer Jim Drash wrote: While, it might be nice to allow Windows to be

Re: Debatable: Rootless Mode is an Important and Needed Feature

2002-09-27 Thread Mlarcvaernas
Well, it isnt an absolute requirement, but it certianly is a significant convienience. I mantian some computer systems for some people, if I wished to use the Xserver to provide an X application for people to use, I know that if I told many people that they first had to maxamise a certian window

RE: Debatable: Rootless Mode is an Important and Needed Feature

2002-09-27 Thread John Morrison
I'm sure Harold would appreciate any patch contributions you make towards this... Seriously, very week (or so) somebody asks for this, but nobody puts code forwards. *shrug*, I think Harold is doing a fantastic job, and when he eventually gets around to scratching that itch I'll thank him

Re: Debatable: Rootless Mode is an Important and Needed Feature

2002-09-27 Thread David R. Fischer
True. I also am unable to provide code . John Morrison wrote: I'm sure Harold would appreciate any patch contributions you make towards this... Seriously, very week (or so) somebody asks for this, but nobody puts code forwards. *shrug*, I think Harold is doing a fantastic job, and

Re: Debatable: Rootless Mode is an Important and Needed Feature

2002-09-27 Thread Harold L Hunt II
Thank you John. You've got precisely the viewpoint that I am trying to instill in Mr. Mlarcvaernas. I guess the idea is don't look a gift horse in the mouth, eh? :) Harold John Morrison wrote: I'm sure Harold would appreciate any patch contributions you make towards this... Seriously,