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diff --git a/doc/info/mds.texinfo b/doc/info/mds.texinfo index 38fd01e..a1cb7d2 100644 --- a/doc/info/mds.texinfo +++ b/doc/info/mds.texinfo @@ -6923,10 +6923,35 @@ want to have, such be no problem. @node Application Management @subsection Application Management -TODO +Many X desktop environments provide taskbars, where +all windows are listed. However because of Extended +Window Manager Hints (EWMH), and the ability to +read windows' position and wait for windows to +move, this is not actually necessary. Of course, +desktop environments may need to do this to theme +the environment. A taskbar for @command{mds} should: +@itemize @bullet{} +@item +be about to restrict listed windows a those under +specific outputs, and +@item +be about to restrict listed windows to viewed +workspaces. +@end itemize + +Traditionally, status icon trays have been +implemented with window embed method. And apart +from there being two competing standard, this +is be pretty sane. But ther have been some +restrictions @command{mds} does not suffer: +@itemize @bullet{} +@item +icons should not be rearranged, and +@item +embedder did not know of the background +looked where the icon was added. +@end itemize -@c Taskbars -@c Status icon trays @c Launchers @c Application menus @c Autostart of applications |