Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!hao!boulder!sunybcs!rutgers!labrea!jade!ucbvax!ZERMATT.LCS.MIT.EDU!RWS From: RWS@ZERMATT.LCS.MIT.EDU (Robert Scheifler) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: re: jordie needs help again Message-ID: <871207075059.2.RWS@KILLINGTON.LCS.MIT.EDU> Date: Mon, 7-Dec-87 07:50:00 EST Article-I.D.: KILLINGT.871207075059.2.RWS Posted: Mon Dec 7 07:50:00 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Dec-87 12:21:35 EST References: <8712070117.AA09860@violet.berkeley.edu> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 38 Date: Sun, 6 Dec 87 17:17:33 PST From: jkh@violet.Berkeley.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) Something that *WASN'T TOO DIFFICULT* considering that the documentation on things like SubstructureRedirect and SubstructureNotify is somewhat vague. Agreed, but the state of affairs probably won't improve unless people a) tell us how and what they got confused about or b) provide us with alternate descriptions. Could someone please post a concise and accurate description of what they do? Well, of course, I think what's in the protocol spec is concise and accurate, but then I'm biased. See the 2nd and 3rd (or 3rd and 4th, depending on how you count) paragraphs of ConfigureWindow, the 1st paragraph of MapWindow, and/or do a case-insensitive search for "reparent". What if the client selects SubstructureRedirect on the root window as well as several subwindows? What if what? SubstructureRedirect selections on independent windows are independent. How exactly is "redirection" defined? Redirection is the act of turning a request or action into an event to some other client. If I have 3 subwindows under the root, and I select Substructure- Redirect on one, and on root for the rest, what happens? What happens when? SubstructureRedirect only applies to direct children, not arbitrary inferiors. The selections are independent.