Re: [dev] [dmenu] No x, y, w options?

From: Bjartur Thorlacius <svartman95_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 12:33:02 +0000

On 12/3/11, Bastien Dejean <nihilhill_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, it's useful when one wants to (properly) place dmenu at the
> optical center of the screen and eventually add some incredibly
> necessary margins.
>
Which is exactly what _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG is for. Note that
doing this in the WM is the only way to do decoration (or preferably
lack thereof), placement and sizing consistently.

Just because dwm lacks support for many window types doesn't mean
window types are inherently evil.
Received on Sat Dec 03 2011 - 13:33:02 CET