Re: [dev] [dwm] adding WM_WINDOW_ROLE rule

2010/7/27 Rob <robpilling_AT_gmail.com>:
> On 26 July 2010 22:32, David DEMELIER <demelier.david_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello dear dwm users,
>
> hi
>
>> There is something that make me sad with dwm, there is a lack of role
>> rules for clients. I explain : clients have instance and name using
>> WM_CLASS, but there is also WM_WINDOW_ROLE which is really important
>> and useful.
>
> dwm uses XGetClassHint() to retrieve the class and instance, and you
> can't get WM_WINDOW_ROLE like this, so it's not as trivial to add on.
>
> I've attached a patch (with some dodgy casting) that works for me, but
> it's pretty useless. To have rules work with lots of arbitary WM_*
> rules would mean extending the code a lot for little gain - Iron
> (chromium clone) doesn't set WM_WINDOW_ROLE, for example, and nor does
> surf, nor vimprobable.
>

Thanks for your work, but there is many applications that also set it.
pidgin, gajim, firefox, gimp ...

> tl;dr:
>> However I doubt that many client make
>> actually use of WM_WINDOW_ROLE in a consistent way, which is why I
>> believe there is no great benefit in doing so -- or in other words,
>> yet another proof how hideous X has become ;)
>
> Rob
>

-- 
Demelier David