We use X11 servers on centos 7 and XFCE4. The client sends Windows to this centos X11 server and we need to generate a modal Windows (ie Windows which is not able to go out with the mouse till you click close button) To have a modal windows we have always used by the past the option MWM_INPUT_SYSTEM_MODAL for the parameter XmNmwmInputMode Result of xprop | grep MOTIF this Windows is MOTIF_WM_INTS(_MOTIF_WM_HINTS) = 0x7,0x3C,0xfffffff5, 0x2, 0x0 seems to be correct Can not understand why centos 7 doesn't interpret the modal windows * even with changing property of Windows using xprop I have not effect it is always possible to click out of this window with the mouse I have tried: xprop -id windid -f _MOTIF_WM_HINTS 32a -set _MOTIF_WM_HINTS "0x7, 0x3c, 0xffffff5, 0x2 , 0x0" which is MWM_INPUT_SYSTEM_MODAL xprop -id windid -f _MOTIF_WM_HINTS 32a -set _MOTIF_WM_HINTS "0x7, 0x3c, 0xffffff5, 0x3 , 0x0" which is MWM_INPUT_FULL_APPLICATION_MODAL But no change in behaviour
MWM hints are mostly deprecated and partially supported in xfwm4. Modality is probably not supported, and to be honest not something I'd want to support as this goes mostly against the user will.
Additionnal information When I open an XDMCP connection with correct authentification the Modal mode works correctly If not Modal Mode doesn't work... Probably an X11 authentication issues ... but where ???
Again, xfwm4 does not support MWM_INPUT_SYSTEM_MODAL nor MWM_INPUT_FULL_ APPLICATION_MODAL, those are old deprecated Motif hints that I'm not interested in supporting, because I reckon restricting user's interactions by forcing focus on a specific window is not suitable.
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