Openmoko Bug #1762: [illume bar menu] menu will hiding after qt-keypad when creating texts

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Fri Aug 29 09:29:16 CEST 2008


#1762: [illume bar menu] menu will hiding after qt-keypad when creating texts
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    Reporter:  wendy_hung  |        Owner:  zecke   
        Type:  defect      |       Status:  assigned
    Priority:  high        |    Milestone:  Om2008.9
   Component:  E - Illume  |      Version:          
    Severity:  major       |   Resolution:          
    Keywords:              |    Blockedby:          
Reproducible:  always      |     Blocking:          
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Changes (by raster):

  * owner:  raster => zecke
  * status:  reopened => assigned


Comment:

 oooh the COMPOSE window (that lists all the matches in the dictionary).
 you have to be in the middle of editing a word with the keyboard! that is
 a separate window to the keyboard window. the keyboard window is below -
 that one is not.

 problem - it's an override-redirect window. it bypasses the window
 manager. which means e/illume have zero control over it - they know
 nothing about it. e (the window manager) has been bypassed.

 unfortunately.... there isn't a lot e can do about it. not until qpe
 changes it to be managed. the problem is.. if it changes to be managed -
 it will be like any normal window and e will want to manage it as such...
 and that also causes problems. so there isn't much to be done here right
 now. it's between zecke and me as to what do to - but i can't do a fix (i
 didn't know it was the compose box - i thought it was the keyboard - which
 is under the slipshelf of illume and that is fine. it's this extra
 override-redirect window that covers the application window area that is
 the problem).

 zecke - what do you want to do? if this area was part of the qpe kbd (like
 the illume one) it wouldn't be a problem. if its override-redirect... it's
 really hard to do anything as the wm knows nothing of these windows. it
 cant maintain stacking. if it become managed - we have whole bunch of
 issues... like a managed window that needs to not have the wm do any
 special re-sizing and arranging? and right now all windows get this if
 they are managed... this could replace the softmenu window contents - but
 then you'd need softmenu for non-qtopia apps too... again. kettle of
 problems. simplest is not have it override and make it part of the
 keyboard window and just have the window be bigger. but.. willing to talk.

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