Thanks for the feedback. The production code has been pushed out already and the production machine is no longer available, but I will see if I can reconstruct the problem on a new machine. Thanks again, Mitchell On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Jasper St. Pierre <jstpierre@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Looking through the Compiz code, Compiz *should* be respecting the hints. Itt > which the decorator (which I believe is unity-window-decorator in the > version of Ubuntu you have) then picks up (through libwnck) and paints the > minimize button on the frame. > > Can you check with xprop what the value of _NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS is on the > window? > > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 4:56 PM, richard boaz <ivor.boaz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> hi, >> >> i'm afraid that instructions to the WM are regarded as "advice" and that >> the WM has no responsibility in actually honoring the request. >> >> it can work one place, and not the other, sorry. >> >> richard >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Mitchell Verter >> <mitchell.verter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks so much for the advice, but it wound up not working. >>> >>> In gtkwindow.c::gtk_window_realize, I inserterted the following line: >>> ======== >>> gdk_window_set_functions (widget->window, GDK_FUNC_ALL | >>> GDK_FUNC_MINIMIZE); >>> -------------- >>> >>> This effectively removed the minimize button from window on my >>> DEVELOPMENT machine, which was running Ubuntu 11.04, Metacity Window >>> Manager. >>> >>> I didn't realize, though, that the PRODUCTION machine was running >>> Ubuntu 11.04 with a Compiz Window Manager. The Minimize Button was >>> still there!!! Luckily, I was able to use ccsm (Compiz Settings >>> Manager) to disappear the button. >>> >>> But why didn't it work in the first place? Why didn't the fix >>> transfer to a new Window Manager? Would there have been a better way >>> to hack the code to make the Minimize Button dissappear on all >>> platforms and window managers? >>> >>> THanks >>> Mitchell >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Jasper St. Pierre >>> <jstpierre@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > If you have a GdkWindow, you can tell the window manager to disable the >>> > minimize button with MWM hints using gdk_window_set_functions along >>> > with >>> > GDK_FUNC_MINIMIZE. >>> > >>> > On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Mitchell Verter >>> > <mitchell.verter@xxxxxxxxx> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Is there any way to remove the "Minimize" button by hacking the >>> >> gtk+-2.24.18 code, or at least to prevent it from minimizing? >>> >> >>> >> I have been fiddling around with gtkwindow.c and gtkwindow-decorate.c, >>> >> playing with gtk_window_iconify() and GtkWindow:decorated (Whether >>> >> the >>> >> window should be decorated by the window manager) but nothing seems to >>> >> be >>> >> working. >>> >> >>> >> I've read online that it's not, in fact, possible , and that this is >>> >> controlled by the window manager. But I wanted to ask here before I >>> >> gave >>> >> up. >>> >> >>> >> The system we are working on is Ubuntu 11.04. I believe the window >>> >> manager is Metacity. >>> >> >>> >> Thanks >>> >> Mitchell >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> gtk-list mailing list >>> >> gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx >>> >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Jasper >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gtk-list mailing list >>> gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx >>> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list >> >> > > > > -- > Jasper _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
