Re: Proposal for a new API to fullscreen

[Ivan Kanis <expire-by-2008-08-25@kanis.fr>]

Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org> writes:

> On Tuesday 19 August 2008 18:53:03 Jason Rumney wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
>> > Ok how about:
>> >
>> > (set-frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen 'fullboth) means maximize
>> > (set-frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen 'fullscreen) means fullscreen
>> >
>> > Does it sound reasonable ?
>>
>> I think the names need to be less similar. What is wrong with
>> 'maximize and 'fullscreen?
>
> I second that.
>
>   - fullscreen can only be nil or t (no taskbar, no window decorations)
>   - maximize with values nil, height, width and both
>
> Bye,
> Tassilo

Two developers agreed, it sounds like a consensus :)

One question (set-frame-parameter nil 'fullscreen t) is incompatible
with earlier API, should I throw an error if someone sets 'fullboth ?

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