[hackers] [dmenu][PATCH v2] Set class name on menu window

From: Omar Sandoval <osandov_AT_osandov.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 09:49:10 -0700

WM_CLASS is a standard ICCCM property which is used to identify windows.
Window managers and compositors use it to allow per-application
configurable behavior.

---
Thanks, Devin, that's much cleaner.
 dmenu.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index d605ab4..85e5060 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
_AT_@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ setup(void)
 	XIM xim;
 	Window w, dw, *dws;
 	XWindowAttributes wa;
+	XClassHint ch = {"dmenu", "dmenu"};
 #ifdef XINERAMA
 	XineramaScreenInfo *info;
 	Window pw;
_AT_@ -613,6 +614,7 @@ setup(void)
 	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, parentwin, x, y, mw, mh, 0,
 	                    CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent,
 	                    CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixel | CWEventMask, &swa);
+	XSetClassHint(dpy, win, &ch);
 
 	/* open input methods */
 	xim = XOpenIM(dpy, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-- 
2.15.0

Received on Fri Nov 03 2017 - 17:49:10 CET