wihack (1)

wihack [-transient <window>] [-type <ewmh window type>] [-tags <tags>] <program>

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.

-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.

It is a hack.

It doesn't work for setuid programs.

It doesn't work for non-Xlib programs.

wmii(1)