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>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
>       Emacs allows a workspace
>     change and the menu stays posted,other apps appear to detect that you
>     shouldn't be changing w/s in this context
> I have four questions:
> 1. What is a workspace?

You can look at it as "a set of windows" with the ability to switch between
those sets.

> 2. What is the meaning of a workspace change?

It means that the window manager unmaps the currently active set
of windows and maps another set.

Maybe what Emacs should do is to unmap any currently displayed menus
whenever the Emacs frame is unmapped.


	Stefan