Thomas Adam<p>On <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/fvwm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fvwm</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/xorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xorg</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a> <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/compatibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compatibility</span></a> </p><p>With all the recent bullsh^H^H^Htalk about <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/xorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xorg</span></a>, I realised an interesting historical piece of information. As early as 1999, fvwm (and not twm, from which fvwm is based) supported a raised-over-unmanaged workaround.</p><p>Specifically, it was for the following XServer implementations:</p><p>"Hummingbird Communications Ltd."<br>"Network Computing Devices Inc."<br>"WRQ, Inc."</p><p>It looks as though there was a bug in these servers, where a raise of the windows was needed:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3/blob/6000175467fada5d5329f2ecf9e1c0b99937b3ce/fvwm/stack.c#L1038" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3/blob/</span><span class="invisible">6000175467fada5d5329f2ecf9e1c0b99937b3ce/fvwm/stack.c#L1038</span></a></p><p>From what I can tell:</p><p>Hummingbird Communications Ltd were acquired:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird_Ltd" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingb</span><span class="invisible">ird_Ltd</span></a>.</p><p>Netwrok Computing Devices Inc:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Computing_Devices" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_</span><span class="invisible">Computing_Devices</span></a></p><p>Defunct, but they did purchase some dumb terminals (TekXPress ) from Tektronix</p><p>WRQ Inc:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Attachmate_Group" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atta</span><span class="invisible">chmate_Group</span></a></p><p>I could find no further information other than the paragraph or so mentioned here.</p><p>If anyone has any additional information on the <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/XServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XServer</span></a> used and its quirks, I'd love to know.</p><p>This has been a piece of <a href="https://bsd.network/tags/fvwm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fvwm</span></a> history for over 30 years so I'd love to hear from anyone who has further insight, please. :)</p>