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>11. Change history</A
></H1
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><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN514"
>11.1. Changes since 1.1</A
></H2
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
> Changed WM_CLIENT_NAME(STRING) from suggested to required for _NET_WM_PID.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Specification and sample code for the content of WM_CLIENT_NAME(STRING).
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Added _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH, _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_UTILITY.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Added _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Added _NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Added _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN and clarified purpose of
_NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_PAGER and _NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_TASKBAR. Changed
section on virtual desktop implementation to suggest ICCCM compliance
regarding IconicState, using _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN to avoid confusion.
Added implementation note for pagers on when to display a window.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Added button field and new directions for keyboard-initiated actions
to the _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE message.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Added advice on removing _NET_WM_STATE and _NET_WM_DESKTOP when a window
is withdrawn.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Added _NET_DESKTOP_LAYOUT to allow a Pager to specify inter-desktop tqgeometry.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Added _NET_SHOWING_DESKTOP.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Added _NET_WM_STATE_FLOATING.
</P
></LI
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><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN539"
>11.2. Changes since 1.0</A
></H2
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>Fix doctype, add author info, update data.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Change specification description wording to be more inclusive, and to reflect the joint nature of the specification.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Fix miscellaneous typographical, grammar and spelling errors.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Clarified _NET_SUPPORTED to include ALL atoms, not just the property names.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Various corrections to use of MUST and SHOULD.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Fix problem in _NET_WM_ICON where 'bytes' should have been 'cardinals'
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Replaced ISO-8559-1 characters with entities.
</P
></LI
></UL
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><DIV
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><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN556"
>11.3. Changes since 1.0pre5</A
></H2
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>Change history moved to end.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>UTF-8 Reference updated.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Window Gravity information updated.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Copyright Added.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Minor typo corrections.
</P
></LI
></UL
></DIV
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><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN569"
>11.4. Changes since 1.0pre4</A
></H2
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>Clarified the interpretation of client-provided geometries on large desktops.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added more explanation for _NET_DESKTOP_NAMES.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added _NET_WM_ICON_NAME and _NET_WM_VISIBLE_ICON_NAME.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Tried to improve the wording of _NET_WM_STRUT explanation.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Changed _NET_WORKAREA to an array of viewport-relative geometries.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Updated list of <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"dependent"</SPAN
> properties for _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS
to include _NET_WORKAREA and _NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Tidied formatting of all client messages.
</P
></LI
></UL
></DIV
><DIV
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><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN587"
>11.5. Changes since 1.0pre3</A
></H2
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>Added information about common non-ICCCM features.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added explanation of sending messages to the root window.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Removed XA_ prefix from type names.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Clarified that <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"mapping order"</SPAN
> refers to initial mapping
and specify the directions of both orders.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Clarified that desktops have a common size specified by _NET_DESKTOP_GEOMETRY.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Rewrote explanation of _NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Tidied formatting of _NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Replaced <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"window handle"</SPAN
> by <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"window ID"</SPAN
>.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Tidied formatting of _NET_WORKAREA.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Rewrote the motivation for _NET_VIRTUAL_ROOTS.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added advice on Pointer grabs to _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Fixed typos in _NET_WM_STATE.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added _NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_PAGER.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Tidied formatting of _NET_WM_STRUT.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Tidied formatting of _NET_WM_ICON_GEOMETRY.
</P
></LI
></UL
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><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN623"
>11.6. Changes since 1.0pre2</A
></H2
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>_NET_SET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS -> _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS for consistency.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>_NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME_STRING -> _NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME for consistency.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>_NET_WM_STATE: added explanation of permitted extensions. Added explanation of
being set / not set.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Spellchecked, corrected various typos.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>UTF8 -> UTF-8 for consistency.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>added references to the ICCCM an UTF-8 (incomplete).
</P
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><LI
><P
>added data and event formats where missing.
</P
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><LI
><P
>clarified _NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK.
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></LI
><LI
><P
>fixed formatting of _NET_CLOSE_WINDOW message.
</P
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><A
NAME="AEN644"
>11.7. Changes since 1.0pre1</A
></H2
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>Removed implementation note concerning Gnome's (potential) file manager behaviour.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>The Window Movement section of the implementation notes has been revised.
</P
></LI
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><H2
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><A
NAME="AEN651"
>11.8. Changes since 1.9f</A
></H2
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><UL
><LI
><P
>Revised revision number for first accepted release 1.9XX -> 1.0preXX.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Prerequisites for adoption of this specification added.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Tidied formatting of _NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP for consistency.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Tidied formatting of _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW for consistency. Removed doubled text.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Tidied formatting of _NET_WM_DESKTOP for consistency.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Killing Hung Processes implementation note added. _NET_WM_PID and _NET_WM_PING now link to this.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Clarified x_root and y_root meaning for _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added contributor list.
</P
></LI
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></DIV
><DIV
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><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN670"
>11.9. Changes since 1.9e</A
></H2
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>Added _NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME_STRING
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Removed ambiguity from _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS and _NET_DESKTOP_NAMES in combination.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Set _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE format to 32 for consistency.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Removed _NET_PROPERTIES.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Removed comment from _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE.
</P
></LI
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><H2
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><A
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>11.10. Changes since 1.9d</A
></H2
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></P
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><LI
><P
>Added _NET_VIRTUAL_ROOTS
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added note about ICCCM compliant window moves.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added _NET_WM_HANDLED_ICONS
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added _NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Removed degrees of activation
</P
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><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN696"
>11.11. Changes since 1.9c</A
></H2
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>Removed packaging of hints into 2 X properties. Jim Gettys points out that the
performance gains of fewer round trips can be better achieved using Xlib
routines.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Clarified that _NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT is in pixels
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>_NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT is now an array, one for each desktop, to allow for
different active viewports on different desktops
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>_NET_WM_STRUT now only applies on desktops on which the client is visible
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Introduced RFC 2119 language, and attempted to clarify the roles of the Window
Manager, Pagers and Applications
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added _NET_WM_NAME
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>_NET_DESKTOP_NAMES now in UTF8
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Desktops now start from 0
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added _NET_WM_PID
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added _NET_WM_PING protocol
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added _NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_TASKBAR
</P
></LI
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><A
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>11.12. Changes since 1.9b</A
></H2
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></P
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><LI
><P
>Removed _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS client message, as it overlaps unnecessarily with _NET_{INSERT/DELETE}_DESKTOP.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Replaced _NET_WM_LAYER and _NET_WM_HINTS with _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE functional hint.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Changed _NET_WM_STATE to a list of atoms, for extensibility.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Expanded description of _NET_WORKAREA and _NET_WM_STRUT.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Removed _NET_WM_SIZEMOVE_NOTIFY protocol. </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added degrees of activation to _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW client message</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Added _NET_WM_ICON</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>My comments are in [[ ]]. Comments from Marko's draft are in [[MM: ]]</P
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