Bug#838777: Policy 11.8.4 for x-window-manager needs update for freedesktop menus
Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> writes:
> On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 12:57:04PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
>> Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> writes:
>>> Based on some conversations on #debian-devel on the purpose of
>>> x-window-manager (as launched by
>>> /etc/X11/Xsession.d/50x11-common_determine-startup), it seems like a
>>> window manager that just manages windows, and expects a separately
>>> launched menu/taskbar program or desktop environment to provide the
>>> ability for the user to launch programs or otherwise do anything
>>> useful, shouldn't register an x-window-manager alternative at all.
>>> Otherwise, the user might end up staring at a desktop they can't
>>> interact with at all.
>> Er, this seems to imply that twm shouldn't register as
>> x-window-manager, which sounds wrong and isn't how Debian has ever
>> worked. Or am I misunderstanding what you mean by "just manages
>> windows"?
> twm has a menu to launch additional applications; left-click on the
> desktop. So, it should continue registering an x-window-manager
> alternative.
> I'm talking about window managers like metacity or mutter, which without
> an associated desktop environment provide no way to launch applications
> or even exit.
Oh, okay, I see. Yeah, that seems sensible.
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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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