[Pidgin] #8789: Allow all window managers to handle conv window placement

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#8789: Allow all window managers to handle conv window placement
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 Reporter:  karvanitis                   |        Owner:  deryni      
     Type:  patch                        |       Status:  new         
Milestone:  Patches Needing Improvement  |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.5.5                        |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  conv window manager          |  
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Comment(by deryni):

 I refute your assertion that no one could possible want all their
 conversation windows placed in the same location, it is clear that such a
 desire could be had, as such your assertion that cascading is by-
 definition "improved behaviour" is simply incorrect. That being said I
 have admitted that I think leaving Windows to do its job (assuming that
 job is to cascade subsequent windows from the location of a first window)
 is a good thing and one that I would accept a patch for (once again
 assuming it was made clear that that is in fact what Windows will do).

 You did in fact specify last-closed positioning, I missed it, I apologize
 for that. However, I think your comfort in assuming that is what
 everything does and what everyone wants is greater than mine. I don't use
 any applications at the moment with which I routinely use multiple windows
 and so am not in a good position to determine exact behaviour but I do
 know that on more than one occasion I have been unable to get IE to use
 the location I wanted it to use despite closing the last window in that
 location (eventually it would take, I have no idea why), so my confidence
 is not particularly high.

 As I said, a patch implementing place-only-the-first-window is something I
 would accept were I to be convinced (or shown) that Windows will correctly
 cascade (from that location) any subsequently created Windows. I would
 accept it even given that I think there are legitimate reasons to want
 Windows to all be placed in the same location mostly because I think
 placement shouldn't be up to the application basically at all and the
 closer I can get pidgin to that the better.

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