[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] non-maemo apps in toolbar

[From: Eero Tamminen]

Hi,

On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 01:12:40PM +0000, Matthew Allum wrote:
> > > To make an input window work in maemo env ( this is different to
> > > defualt mb input win handling ) you need to have it set its transiency
> > > to the window its entering data for.
> >
> > I think this would be undesirable as then the application window
> > would be resized.  This discussion was mostly about stuff like
> > SDL games which don't handle window resizes.  Therefore the
> > input method should be above the "application" window, not
> > make it to resize.
> 
> I dont think this can be done currently. best bet would be to XEmbed
> mb-kb directly in app for this kind of thing.

Implementing simple non-resizing input method which application cannot
control (like it can control the one in 770) is easy, the input method
window needs just to be a system dialog so that it keeps above all
apps and user doesn't lose it when he switches to another application
or desktop.


	- Eero