From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Akib Azmain Turja Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Implementing child frames on terminal Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:11:44 +0600 Message-ID: <8735f37v27.fsf@disroot.org> References: <87czfxu7be.fsf@disroot.org> <874k19tya1.fsf@disroot.org> <83h759lb6f.fsf@gnu.org> <87tu99s860.fsf@disroot.org> <838rqklurd.fsf@gnu.org> <87tu7n10hr.fsf@disroot.org> <83r12qxyxf.fsf@gnu.org> <87wnciv48c.fsf@yahoo.com> <83czeaxwwm.fsf@gnu.org> <87o7xuv3l1.fsf@yahoo.com> <83a69exvni.fsf@gnu.org> <831quoutim.fsf@gnu.org> <87k08guqvn.fsf@disroot.org> <87wncgp353.fsf@yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="33183"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Eli Zaretskii , Stefan Monnier , emacs-devel@gnu.org, ibluefocus@outlook.com To: Po Lu Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 14 14:13:34 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1oBxin-0008SY-H3 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:13:33 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:44012 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oBxim-0000zc-1c for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:13:32 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:56978) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oBxhE-0000BY-T1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:11:56 -0400 Original-Received: from knopi.disroot.org ([178.21.23.139]:41634) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oBxhD-0008Qu-Dd; Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:11:56 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by disroot.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E910A40D91; Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:11:53 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: SPAM Filter at disroot.org Original-Received: from knopi.disroot.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (disroot.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id wkF6pVOpoPdP; Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:11:53 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=disroot.org; s=mail; t=1657800712; bh=2cNh7tzan9IePoeB52MzxVVKR2P7LVdsCMimu8hNkQU=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To; b=eofgYrv06wNpwU+Jo/lesxCyY5e6n3FwBuTAYuAnoDkobrfJFiAIV2o4C4GKWSTeQ n8gpoV5kKUL3Yd5c4PjG97TW1t45Hq9RtCgA2ZW+tzBViGVwJz0CA1taDMdjiDiAgW nNe9Bn1dVe0bVoG+JsSnfv2UB3AfWZbBrwL41SCQAIrYCYnjq3Gx4jmxm4QUrMMb3S SB8VBqPXtSUMkDuhulOvEZO/ibKb9qpeAsNknz8qmkdCz6frGUxQB9d4ILT2BgWGKO mJUqaZIH+4TvjXPdv7eo8e7ySg87d4n/zyQT/HTPHWGKZHCogAC0BN2jpoZeYzLwXd oN+izfhbdKECg== In-Reply-To: <87wncgp353.fsf@yahoo.com> (Po Lu's message of "Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:25:12 +0800") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=178.21.23.139; envelope-from=akib@disroot.org; helo=knopi.disroot.org X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:292141 Archived-At: Po Lu writes: > Akib Azmain Turja writes: > >> What? Completion popup is a misuse of child frame? Then what its >> supposed to do? > > IMNSHO child frame support (on X) is actually a misfeature, and > completions should be implemented with an override-redirect toplevel > window instead. "override-redirect toplevel window"? I can't understand. > > The reasoning behind this conclusion is the sheer amount of code we > spend trying to force toolkits (GTK in particular, but also Xt) and the > X server (in the case of the X input extension) to play nice with > supposedly "toplevel" windows being a child of an actual toplevel > window. <#secure method=pgpmime mode=sign> -- Akib Azmain Turja Find me on Mastodon at @akib@hostux.social. This message is signed by me with my GnuPG key. It's fingerprint is: 7001 8CE5 819F 17A3 BBA6 66AF E74F 0EFA 922A E7F5