also sprach Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx> [2008.03.08.1211 +0100]: > > I understand that Cygwin has issues and needs this code, but > > couldn't it then be made to run only on Cygwin, such that on > > "proper" Unix systems, the config file is *not* updated every > > time I move the window before closing the application? > > What's the issue with updating the config file? Conflicts when synchronising the files between different machines, or the need for a custom merge driver just for .gitkrc files. > > As I said earlier, this is really the job of a window manager, > > *not* a configuration option. If your window manager cannot > > restore the window to a size you control, then it's broken. > > Let's not hack applications to work around that, please. > > I disagree. It's not a window manager's job to tell an > application how big its window should be. I always assumed it was: position and geometry. However, I am starting to see your point. I guess the best way would be a checkbox with which I can disable the saving of the geometry on application close, possibly paired with a button "save now". -- martin | http://madduck.net/ | http://two.sentenc.es/ an egg has the shortest sex-life of all: if gets laid once; it gets eaten once. it also has to come in a box with 11 others, and the only person who will sit on its face is its mother. spamtraps: madduck.bogus@xxxxxxxxxxx
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