[Trac #1152] support unmodified multi-window apps directly

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#1152: support unmodified multi-window apps directly
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 Reporter:  AlbertCahalan  |       Owner:  dcbw     
     Type:  defect         |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  low            |   Milestone:  Untriaged
Component:  sugar          |    Keywords:           
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 The most "interesting" example I can think of is the gimp. It ought to be
 possible to fully use the gimp, and not too horribly painful. (mild pain
 is to be expected) The past two decades worth of apps ought to run, as
 long as they bring their own copies of libXaw and libXm.

 Avoiding the normal overlapping/movable windows might require something
 similar to tabs or virtual desktops. A better plan might be to simply
 insist that all XO apps run full-screen, but provide a full and normal
 window manager so that other apps can be handled as well. (if all apps run
 full-screen, the normal window manager will never be seen -- it'd just be
 there in case the user installs something that isn't full-screen)

 This would mean ICCCM, probably
 http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications_2fwm_2dspec and maybe
 http://www.newplanetsoftware.com/xdnd/

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