[comp.windows.x] proper treatment of transient top-level's

Kimbrough@dsg.csc.ti.COM (Kerry Kimbrough) (03/22/90)

   > The R4 twm treats a transient shell created
   > with XtCreatePopupShell() the way one would hope it would - no title bar
   > at all...

For what it's worth, I would prefer for wm's to decorate transient top-level's, at
least with title and resize controls. (I realize R4 twm can be programmed to do
this).

Of course, ICCCM is rightfully vague on this, but it does explicitly suggest that
the typical transient is a dialog box, i.e.  a well-identified focus for multiple
user interactions, possibly over an extended time period.  This is in sharp (for
ICCCM) constrast to an override-redirect top-level, which should have restricted
user interaction and very limited duration.

To me, this means that a transient ought to have a name (a title) and facilities
for browsing elaborate content (resizing).