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NAME¶
wihack - The wmii window hackSYNOPSIS¶
wihack [-transient <window>] [-type <ewmh window type>] [-tags <tags>] <program>DESCRIPTION¶
wihack is a program which alters the windows created by an arbitrary program. It has the name wihack because it is just that: a hack. It uses LD_PRELOAD to override certain Xlib calls and add properties to newly created windows.ARGUMENTS¶
- -transient <window>
- Marks created windows as transient for a given <window>. This causes the new window to open in the floating layer of the same tags as <window>.
- -type <ewmh window type>
- Sets the EWMH window type of the created window to the type given. wmii understands the following types:
- dialog
- Opens in the floating layer.
- dock
- menu
- toolbar
- Automatically opens in the floating layer. Does not have a window border or titlebar.
- splash
- Automatically floats and does not automatically receive focus.
- -tags <tags>
- The created window opens on the given tags.
BUGS¶
It is a hack.It doesn't work for setuid programs.
It doesn't work for non-Xlib programs.
SEE ALSO¶
wmii(1)May, 2010 | wmii-hg2813 |