wihack1
The wmii window hack
Usage
wihack [-transient
<window>]
[-type
<ewmh
window
type>]
[-tags
<tags>]
<program>
Overview
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.
wmiiunderstands 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.
Releases
Unchanged in 3 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie).