Re: [dwm] always on top

* Anselm R. Garbe <arg_AT_suckless.org> [061128 14:25]:
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 02:17:15PM +0300, Alexander Polakov wrote:
> > * Anselm R. Garbe <arg_AT_suckless.org> [061128 14:13]:
> > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 05:57:33AM +0300, dmtry wrote:
> > > > i'm not a programmer, but dwm is very useful for me.
> > > > Please help, how i may do some windows in float mode always on top?
> > > > may be you know ready patch for this?
> > >
> > > I think there is no patch. You could extend Client with 'Bool
> > > ontop' and extend dofloat() in the loop with:
> > >
> > > if(c->ontop) {
> > > XRaiseWindow(dpy, c->win);
> > > XRaiseWindow(dpy, c->twin);
> > > }
> > >
> > > You may want extend Rule as well to define specific
> > > classes/instances of clients on top or a toggle function.
> > >
> > > But note, I don't see any use for it, so don't expect such
> > > behavior in mainstream dwm.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > --
> > > Anselm R. Garbe >< http://suckless.org/~arg/ >< GPG key: 0D73F361
> >
> > And what do you think about ion-like scratchpad? It looks useable...
>
> I think the ion scratchpad is a tag called 'scratch' in dwm (I
> call it 'fnord' however).
>
> --
> Anselm R. Garbe >< http://suckless.org/~arg/ >< GPG key: 0D73F361

Not the same in my opinion. Tags, I think, are for the task you work on
continiously (like development) and scratchpad for an app to look for a
half of minute (like IM) not interrupting your current work.

Sorry my bad english...

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