commit 68f00141ad18bf622ffdf157c6adfbd8013bed17
Author: A-Larsen <austin.larsen_AT_mailfence.com>
Date: Wed Nov 5 14:11:00 2025 -0500
Requesting a patch to be added
This patch is an addition to the nametag patch but each monitor has it's own
unique set of nametags. You do not need to install the original nametag patch
first.
diff --git a/dwm.suckless.org/patches/multimonnametags/dwm-multimonnametags-6.6.diff b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/multimonnametags/dwm-multimonnametags-6.6.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47e63680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/multimonnametags/dwm-multimonnametags-6.6.diff
_AT_@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index 81c3fc0..28daa84 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+_AT_@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ static const char *colors[][3] = {
+ };
+
+ /* tagging */
+-static const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
++#define MAX_TAGLEN 16 /* altogether */
++static char tags[][MAX_TAGLEN] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
+
+ static const Rule rules[] = {
+ /* xprop(1):
+_AT_@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
+ { MODKEY, XK_period, focusmon, {.i = +1 } },
+ { MODKEY|ShiftMask, XK_comma, tagmon, {.i = -1 } },
+ { MODKEY|ShiftMask, XK_period, tagmon, {.i = +1 } },
++ { MODKEY, XK_n, nametag, {0} },
+ TAGKEYS( XK_1, 0)
+ TAGKEYS( XK_2, 1)
+ TAGKEYS( XK_3, 2)
+diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
+index 4f345ee..dcd1767 100644
+--- a/dwm.c
++++ b/dwm.c
+_AT_@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
+ /* macros */
+ #define BUTTONMASK (ButtonPressMask|ButtonReleaseMask)
+ #define CLEANMASK(mask) (mask & ~(numlockmask|LockMask) & (ShiftMask|ControlMask|Mod1Mask|Mod2Mask|Mod3Mask|Mod4Mask|Mod5Mask))
++#define SETDMENUMON(m) m[0] = '0' + selmon->num
+ #define INTERSECT(x,y,w,h,m) (MAX(0, MIN((x)+(w),(m)->wx+(m)->ww) - MAX((x),(m)->wx)) \
+ * MAX(0, MIN((y)+(h),(m)->wy+(m)->wh) - MAX((y),(m)->wy)))
+ #define ISVISIBLE(C) ((C->tags & C->mon->tagset[C->mon->seltags]))
+_AT_@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ struct Monitor {
+ Monitor *next;
+ Window barwin;
+ const Layout *lt[2];
++ char **tags;
+ };
+
+ typedef struct {
+_AT_@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ static void maprequest(XEvent *e);
+ static void monocle(Monitor *m);
+ static void motionnotify(XEvent *e);
+ static void movemouse(const Arg *arg);
++static void nametag(const Arg *arg);
+ static Client *nexttiled(Client *c);
+ static void pop(Client *c);
+ static void propertynotify(XEvent *e);
+_AT_@ -433,7 +436,7 @@ buttonpress(XEvent *e)
+ if (ev->window == selmon->barwin) {
+ i = x = 0;
+ do
+- x += TEXTW(tags[i]);
++ x += TEXTW(m->tags[i]);
+ while (ev->x >= x && ++i < LENGTH(tags));
+ if (i < LENGTH(tags)) {
+ click = ClkTagBar;
+_AT_@ -499,6 +502,7 @@ void
+ cleanupmon(Monitor *mon)
+ {
+ Monitor *m;
++ unsigned int i;
+
+ if (mon == mons)
+ mons = mons->next;
+_AT_@ -508,6 +512,10 @@ cleanupmon(Monitor *mon)
+ }
+ XUnmapWindow(dpy, mon->barwin);
+ XDestroyWindow(dpy, mon->barwin);
++ for (i = 0; i <= LENGTH(tags); i++) {
++ free(mon->tags[i]);
++ }
++ free(mon->tags);
+ free(mon);
+ }
+
+_AT_@ -633,6 +641,7 @@ Monitor *
+ createmon(void)
+ {
+ Monitor *m;
++ unsigned int i;
+
+ m = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Monitor));
+ m->tagset[0] = m->tagset[1] = 1;
+_AT_@ -643,6 +652,19 @@ createmon(void)
+ m->lt[0] = &layouts[0];
+ m->lt[1] = &layouts[1 % LENGTH(layouts)];
+ strncpy(m->ltsymbol, layouts[0].symbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol);
++ m->tags = NULL;
++
++ for (i = 0; i <= LENGTH(tags); i++) {
++ if (m->tags == NULL)
++ m->tags = malloc(LENGTH(tags) * i);
++ else
++ m->tags = realloc(m->tags, LENGTH(tags) * i);
++
++ m->tags[i] = NULL;
++ m->tags[i] = malloc(LENGTH(tags));
++ memset(m->tags[i], 0, LENGTH(tags));
++ memcpy(m->tags[i], tags[i], LENGTH(tags));
++ }
+ return m;
+ }
+
+_AT_@ -720,9 +742,9 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
+ }
+ x = 0;
+ for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++) {
+- w = TEXTW(tags[i]);
++ w = TEXTW(m->tags[i]);
+ drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
+- drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, tags[i], urg & 1 << i);
++ drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->tags[i], urg & 1 << i);
+ if (occ & 1 << i)
+ drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw,
+ m == selmon && selmon->sel && selmon->sel->tags & 1 << i,
+_AT_@ -1201,6 +1223,39 @@ movemouse(const Arg *arg)
+ }
+ }
+
++void
++nametag(const Arg *arg) {
++ char *p, name[MAX_TAGLEN];
++ FILE *f;
++ int i;
++ char dmenumon[2];
++ char cmd[25];
++
++ SETDMENUMON(dmenumon);
++ memset(cmd, 0, 25);
++ sprintf(cmd, "dmenu -m %s < /dev/null", dmenumon);
++ errno = 0; // popen(3p) says on failure it "may" set errno
++
++ if(!(f = popen(cmd, "r"))) {
++ fprintf(stderr, "dwm: popen 'dmenu < /dev/null' failed%s%s
", errno ? ": " : "", errno ? strerror(errno) : "");
++ return;
++ }
++ if (!(p = fgets(name, MAX_TAGLEN, f)) && (i = errno) && ferror(f))
++ fprintf(stderr, "dwm: fgets failed: %s
", strerror(i));
++ if (pclose(f) < 0)
++ fprintf(stderr, "dwm: pclose failed: %s
", strerror(errno));
++ if(!p)
++ return;
++ if((p = strchr(name, '
')))
++ *p = '++
++ for(i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++)
++ if(selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags] & (1 << i)) {
++ strcpy(selmon->tags[i], name);
++ }
++ drawbars();
++}
++
+ Client *
+ nexttiled(Client *c)
+ {
diff --git a/dwm.suckless.org/patches/multimonnametags/dwm-multimonnametags-prepend-6.6.diff b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/multimonnametags/dwm-multimonnametags-prepend-6.6.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a9afd2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/multimonnametags/dwm-multimonnametags-prepend-6.6.diff
_AT_@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index 81c3fc0..262084a 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+_AT_@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ static const char *colors[][3] = {
+ };
+
+ /* tagging */
+-static const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
++#define MAX_TAGNAME_LEN 14 /* excludes TAG_PREPEND */
++#define TAG_PREPEND "%1i:" /* formatted as 2 chars */
++#define MAX_TAGLEN 16 /* altogether */
++static char tags[][MAX_TAGLEN] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
+
+ static const Rule rules[] = {
+ /* xprop(1):
+_AT_@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
+ { MODKEY, XK_period, focusmon, {.i = +1 } },
+ { MODKEY|ShiftMask, XK_comma, tagmon, {.i = -1 } },
+ { MODKEY|ShiftMask, XK_period, tagmon, {.i = +1 } },
++ { MODKEY, XK_n, nametag, {0} },
+ TAGKEYS( XK_1, 0)
+ TAGKEYS( XK_2, 1)
+ TAGKEYS( XK_3, 2)
+diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
+index 4f345ee..3ed620d 100644
+--- a/dwm.c
++++ b/dwm.c
+_AT_@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
+ /* macros */
+ #define BUTTONMASK (ButtonPressMask|ButtonReleaseMask)
+ #define CLEANMASK(mask) (mask & ~(numlockmask|LockMask) & (ShiftMask|ControlMask|Mod1Mask|Mod2Mask|Mod3Mask|Mod4Mask|Mod5Mask))
++#define SETDMENUMON(m) m[0] = '0' + selmon->num
+ #define INTERSECT(x,y,w,h,m) (MAX(0, MIN((x)+(w),(m)->wx+(m)->ww) - MAX((x),(m)->wx)) \
+ * MAX(0, MIN((y)+(h),(m)->wy+(m)->wh) - MAX((y),(m)->wy)))
+ #define ISVISIBLE(C) ((C->tags & C->mon->tagset[C->mon->seltags]))
+_AT_@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ struct Monitor {
+ Monitor *next;
+ Window barwin;
+ const Layout *lt[2];
++ char **tags;
+ };
+
+ typedef struct {
+_AT_@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ static void maprequest(XEvent *e);
+ static void monocle(Monitor *m);
+ static void motionnotify(XEvent *e);
+ static void movemouse(const Arg *arg);
++static void nametag(const Arg *arg);
+ static Client *nexttiled(Client *c);
+ static void pop(Client *c);
+ static void propertynotify(XEvent *e);
+_AT_@ -433,7 +436,7 @@ buttonpress(XEvent *e)
+ if (ev->window == selmon->barwin) {
+ i = x = 0;
+ do
+- x += TEXTW(tags[i]);
++ x += TEXTW(m->tags[i]);
+ while (ev->x >= x && ++i < LENGTH(tags));
+ if (i < LENGTH(tags)) {
+ click = ClkTagBar;
+_AT_@ -499,6 +502,7 @@ void
+ cleanupmon(Monitor *mon)
+ {
+ Monitor *m;
++ unsigned int i;
+
+ if (mon == mons)
+ mons = mons->next;
+_AT_@ -508,6 +512,10 @@ cleanupmon(Monitor *mon)
+ }
+ XUnmapWindow(dpy, mon->barwin);
+ XDestroyWindow(dpy, mon->barwin);
++ for (i = 0; i <= LENGTH(tags); i++) {
++ free(mon->tags[i]);
++ }
++ free(mon->tags);
+ free(mon);
+ }
+
+_AT_@ -633,6 +641,7 @@ Monitor *
+ createmon(void)
+ {
+ Monitor *m;
++ unsigned int i;
+
+ m = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Monitor));
+ m->tagset[0] = m->tagset[1] = 1;
+_AT_@ -643,6 +652,19 @@ createmon(void)
+ m->lt[0] = &layouts[0];
+ m->lt[1] = &layouts[1 % LENGTH(layouts)];
+ strncpy(m->ltsymbol, layouts[0].symbol, sizeof m->ltsymbol);
++ m->tags = NULL;
++
++ for (i = 0; i <= LENGTH(tags); i++) {
++ if (m->tags == NULL)
++ m->tags = malloc(LENGTH(tags) * i);
++ else
++ m->tags = realloc(m->tags, LENGTH(tags) * i);
++
++ m->tags[i] = NULL;
++ m->tags[i] = malloc(LENGTH(tags));
++ memset(m->tags[i], 0, LENGTH(tags));
++ memcpy(m->tags[i], tags[i], LENGTH(tags));
++ }
+ return m;
+ }
+
+_AT_@ -720,9 +742,9 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
+ }
+ x = 0;
+ for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++) {
+- w = TEXTW(tags[i]);
++ w = TEXTW(m->tags[i]);
+ drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
+- drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, tags[i], urg & 1 << i);
++ drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, m->tags[i], urg & 1 << i);
+ if (occ & 1 << i)
+ drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw,
+ m == selmon && selmon->sel && selmon->sel->tags & 1 << i,
+_AT_@ -1201,6 +1223,40 @@ movemouse(const Arg *arg)
+ }
+ }
+
++void
++nametag(const Arg *arg) {
++ char *p, name[MAX_TAGNAME_LEN];
++ FILE *f;
++ int i;
++ char dmenumon[2];
++ char cmd[25];
++
++ SETDMENUMON(dmenumon);
++ memset(cmd, 0, 25);
++ sprintf(cmd, "dmenu -m %s < /dev/null", dmenumon);
++ errno = 0; // popen(3p) says on failure it "may" set errno
++
++ if(!(f = popen(cmd, "r"))) {
++ fprintf(stderr, "dwm: popen 'dmenu < /dev/null' failed%s%s
", errno ? ": " : "", errno ? strerror(errno) : "");
++ return;
++ }
++ if (!(p = fgets(name, MAX_TAGNAME_LEN, f)) && (i = errno) && ferror(f))
++ fprintf(stderr, "dwm: fgets failed: %s
", strerror(i));
++ if (pclose(f) < 0)
++ fprintf(stderr, "dwm: pclose failed: %s
", strerror(errno));
++ if(!p)
++ return;
++ if((p = strchr(name, '
')))
++ *p = '++
++ for(i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++)
++ if(selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags] & (1 << i)) {
++ sprintf(selmon->tags[i], TAG_PREPEND, i+1);
++ strcat(selmon->tags[i], name);
++ }
++ drawbars();
++}
++
+ Client *
+ nexttiled(Client *c)
+ {
diff --git a/dwm.suckless.org/patches/multimonnametags/index.md b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/multimonnametags/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5b3548d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/multimonnametags/index.md
_AT_@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+multimonnametags
+==================
+
+Description
+-----------
+This patch is an addition to the
+[nametag](
https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/nametag/) patch but each monitor has
+it's own unique set of nametags. You do not need to install the original
+nametag patch first.
+
+Download
+--------
+* [dwm-multimonnametags-6.6.diff](dwm-multimonnametags-6.6.diff)
+* [dwm-multimonnametags-prepend-6.6.diff](dwm-multimonnametags-prepend-6.6.diff)
+
+Author
+-------
+* Austin Larsen - <austin.larsen_AT_mailfence.com>
Received on Wed Nov 05 2025 - 20:16:10 CET