Comments on: Ask us http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2007/12/21/oracle/ "Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios." Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:08:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pete http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2007/12/21/oracle/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Pete Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:57:05 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2007/12/21/oracle/#comment-163 Posted the "root" window as a request. Did you want the other ideas in the same ticket? #505157 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505157 Posted the “root” window as a request. Did you want the other ideas in the same ticket? #505157

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505157

]]> By: emory taylor http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2007/12/21/oracle/comment-page-1/#comment-160 emory taylor Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:09:26 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2007/12/21/oracle/#comment-160 How simple is the compositor going to remain? People are going to start asking to reproduce all the features provided by compiz. Will expose-like functionality be included? Will things like that need to be a plugin or addon of some sort? I'm using the ubuntu 8.04 distribution packages of metacity, and one thing I can say is that is doesn't hard lock my machine like pretty much every compiz package including the most recent ones do with my r300 card, so thanks! How simple is the compositor going to remain? People are going to start asking to reproduce all the features provided by compiz. Will expose-like functionality be included? Will things like that need to be a plugin or addon of some sort?

I’m using the ubuntu 8.04 distribution packages of metacity, and one thing I can say is that is doesn’t hard lock my machine like pretty much every compiz package including the most recent ones do with my r300 card, so thanks!

]]> By: Thomas Thurman http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2007/12/21/oracle/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Thomas Thurman Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:29:03 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2007/12/21/oracle/#comment-159 It's definitely technically possible (_NET_WM_PID tells you the process that owns the window, then you look up which user owns the process). I think it might be useful; would you raise an enhancement request in bugzilla and ask for it so we can all discuss it there? It’s definitely technically possible (_NET_WM_PID tells you the process that owns the window, then you look up which user owns the process). I think it might be useful; would you raise an enhancement request in bugzilla and ask for it so we can all discuss it there?

]]> By: Pete http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2007/12/21/oracle/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Pete Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:20:12 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2007/12/21/oracle/#comment-158 Sorry if this is more like a feature request. But is there a way for metacity to know the user id of a window owner? I always thought it would be nice if windows running under "gksudo" could have a red/alternate border. I also like that compiz has a greyout effect on unresponsive windows. I think the effect is too extreme, but I would be a big fan if Metacity could give more hints on the state of an application. Subtle would be the key though. Just some color tinting on the border perhaps. We already show status of keyboard focus in the frame. Example of other window frame notifications? Window application is root user Window is unresponsive Window application is swapping (too much ram) Window is running from remote host Notification/Alert (similar to window list flash) Thoughts? Sorry if this is more like a feature request.

But is there a way for metacity to know the user id of a window owner? I always thought it would be nice if windows running under “gksudo” could have a red/alternate border.

I also like that compiz has a greyout effect on unresponsive windows. I think the effect is too extreme, but I would be a big fan if Metacity could give more hints on the state of an application.

Subtle would be the key though. Just some color tinting on the border perhaps.

We already show status of keyboard focus in the frame. Example of other window frame notifications?
Window application is root user
Window is unresponsive
Window application is swapping (too much ram)
Window is running from remote host
Notification/Alert (similar to window list flash)

Thoughts?

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