Code review comment for lp:~smspillaz/compiz-core/compiz-core.work_923683

> > Also... I would have thought/hoped that a simplified/stable solution would
> > eliminate "serverGeometry" completely.
> >
> > /**
> > * Geometry retrieved from the
> > * last ConfigureNotify event received
> > */
> > Geometry & geometry () const;
> >
> > /**
> > * Geometry last sent to the server
> > */
> > Geometry & serverGeometry () const;
> >
> > I understand why we have, and why we might want, serverGeometry. However it
> is
> > an optimization which only makes sense to attempt if the code is stable and
> > bug-free to begin with.
> >
> > While serious bugs remain, I think the first goal should be to simplify the
> > logic down to just using "geometry" and remove or stub "serverGeometry".
>
>
> There are some usescases for when we need to know what the last /received/
> geometry from the server is. That's why the whole geometry/serverGeometry
> thing exists.

Hmm, we could make it so that serverGeometry is returned for managed windows and geometry is returned for override redirect windows on the public API. That of course means that we have to break the public API and update all the plugins.