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Bug 110870 - Need a NET_WM_ALERT hint
Need a NET_WM_ALERT hint
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 99679
Product: metacity
Classification: Other
Component: EWMH specification
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Metacity maintainers list
Metacity maintainers list
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2003-04-15 15:11 UTC by Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail]
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2003-04-15 15:11:47 UTC 
Based upon memory, according to the hig alert windows shouldn't have titles
or any window buttons. However for a11y reasons a title is necessary to
expose to users of accessible technologies (or so i hear). Anyway a
NET_WM_ALERT hint that allowed for hig friendly alerts would be nice.
Comment 1 Rob Adams 2003-04-15 20:29:23 UTC 
The ICCCM already supports a mechanism for specifying this called the
Urgency hint.  See the referenced bug for discussion on the use of
this hint.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 99679 ***
Comment 2 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2003-04-15 20:37:48 UTC 
I don't think the urgency hint is correct here. WE don't want to flash
these in the window list or anything. 

We want alert windows to not have titles or window border buttons,
although apps should set a title for screen readers etc.

see
http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/1.0/windows.html#alert-windows
Comment 3 Rob Adams 2003-04-15 20:50:12 UTC 
I see what you're saying.  I duped you to the wrong bug then.  And
please don't randomly reopen bugs.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 102548 ***