Who's the window manager's boss? [was: Firefox and XFCE]

From	<tomas@tuxteam.de>
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Subject	Who's the window manager's boss? [was: Firefox and XFCE]
Date	2024-12-27 00:10 +0100
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On Thu, Dec 26, 2024 at 04:11:49PM -0000, Frank Jezzer wrote:

[...]

> The tension between application-driven window management and user-driven window
> management is a microcosm of broader debates about control, autonomy, and the
> influence of external forces in our digital lives.

[...]

> In short, well-designed software empowers the user rather than
> dictating terms, contributing to a healthier digital ecosystem.

I agree on most points -- just where you write "the developer", I'd
write "the developer's boss" or even "the developer's boss's boss".

And those have an agenda where user empowerment isn't on the menu,
quite the contrary.

Cheers
-- 
t

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Firefox and XFCE keller.steve@gmx.de - 2024-12-09 12:40 +0100
  Re: Firefox and XFCE Mike Castle <dalgoda+debian@gmail.com> - 2024-12-10 20:00 +0100
    Re: Firefox and XFCE keller.steve@gmx.de - 2024-12-17 13:20 +0100
      Re: Firefox and XFCE Mike Castle <dalgoda+debian@gmail.com> - 2024-12-17 17:50 +0100
      Re: Firefox and XFCE Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-12-18 14:10 +0100
        Re: Firefox and XFCE keller.steve@gmx.de - 2024-12-25 08:30 +0100
          Re: Firefox and XFCE Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-12-25 15:10 +0100
          Re: Firefox and XFCE Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-12-26 04:20 +0100
            Re: Firefox and XFCE Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-12-26 04:20 +0100
              Re: Firefox and XFCE <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-26 08:00 +0100
                Re: Firefox and XFCE Frank Jezzer <etphonehomefrance@gmail.com> - 2024-12-26 17:20 +0100
                Who's the window manager's boss? [was: Firefox and XFCE] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-12-27 00:10 +0100
                Re: Who's the window manager's boss? [was: Firefox and XFCE] Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-12-27 13:40 +0100
                Re: Who's the window manager's boss? [was: Firefox and XFCE] Frank Jezzer <etphonehomefrance@gmail.com> - 2024-12-27 17:20 +0100
                Re: Who's the window manager's boss? [was: Firefox and XFCE] Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-12-27 19:10 +0100
                Re: Who's the window manager's boss? [was: Firefox and XFCE] Frank Jezzer <etphonehomefrance@gmail.com> - 2024-12-27 19:40 +0100
            Re: Firefox and XFCE Eike Lantzsch ZP5CGE / KY4PZ <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2024-12-26 10:50 +0100
              Re: Firefox and XFCE Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-12-27 03:40 +0100

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