From: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>, 3599@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#3599: 23.0.94; (elisp)Window Tree: Need to define root window
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:07:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A3A11E3.7070806@gmx.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7B609A2E692F49BAB4BC3CA819A7FC49@us.oracle.com>
> "where ROOT represents the window tree of the frame's root window"
>
> So what is the "frame's root window" - what does that mean?
>
> Note too that "root window" means something about window manager
> windows, outside Emacs, so it is all the more important to explain
> this concept.
The term "root window" has been used internally for a long time and
probably was exhibited here for lack of a better term. `window-tree' is
currently used only for balancing window sizes and I wasn't yet able to
understand neither the subtleties of the code nor its documentation.
So suggestions welcome ...
martin
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-06-18 10:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-06-17 16:56 bug#3599: 23.0.94; (elisp)Window Tree: Need to define root window Drew Adams
2009-06-17 18:06 ` Drew Adams
2009-06-18 10:07 ` martin rudalics [this message]
2009-06-18 14:11 ` Drew Adams
2011-10-06 9:40 ` bug#3599: " martin rudalics
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