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Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> writes:
> Richard Kettlewell wrote:
>> I would argue that for the most part, the window position preferences
>> (or outright control) should come from the user, not the application at
>> all.  That does point to a system-level component (window manager,
>> compositor, whatever) managing positions, following user configuration,
>> rather than the application.
>
> I rather depends on the use, i suspect. That warning window really may
> need to position itself screen dead centre on top of everything else
> to make the realise there`s a problem with the automatic reactor
> emergency shutdown :-{

That?s not inconsistent with policy being in the window manager (or
compositor or or whatever).

Personally I think that having the warning obscure whatever outputs and
controls you might use to further investigate and mitigate the problem
doesn?t seem like a great idea.

-- 
https://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/

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