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>Application Window Properties</A
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>_NET_PROPERTIES</A
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>_NET_PROPERTIES, ATOM[]/32</PRE
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>Enables only use of listed properties on this windows. If this property is
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set, the Window Manager MUST only handle (XGetWindowProperty) properties
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listed here. This property MUST be set by the Client before any other _NET
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hints can be used. If this property is set, it MUST also include any ICCCM
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client-only (not WM_STATE) hints that are set by the client. If WM_PROTOCOLS
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is not listed here, the Window Manager SHOULD assume that it contains exactly
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WM_DELETE_WINDOW.
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>This is a performance optimization. [[MM: I still have to do a benchmark.]]
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>_NET_WM_NAME</A
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>_NET_WM_NAME</PRE
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>The Client SHOULD set this to the title of the window in UTF8 encoding. If
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set, the Window Manager should use this in preference to WM_NAME.
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>_NET_WM_DESKTOP</A
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>_NET_WM_DESKTOP <desktop>, CARDINAL/32</PRE
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>Cardinal to determine the desktop the window is in (or wants to be) starting
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with 0 for the first desktop. A Client MAY choose not to set this property,
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in which case the Window Manager SHOULD place as it wishes. 0xFFFFFFFF
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indicates that the window SHOULD appear on all desktops/workspaces.
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>The Window Manager should honor _NET_WM_DESKTOP whenever a withdrawn window
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requests to be mapped.
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>A Client can request a change of desktop for a non-withdrawn window by sending
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a _NET_WM_DESKTOP client message to the root window (window is the respective
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window, type _NET_WM_DESKTOP, format 32, l[0]=<desktop>)
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</P
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> The Window Manager MUST keep this property updated on all windows.
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>_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE</A
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>_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE, ATOM[]/32</PRE
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>This MUST be set by the Client before mapping, to a list of atoms indicating
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the functional type of the window. This property SHOULD be used by the window
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manager in determining the decoration, stacking position and other behaviour
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of the window. The Client SHOULD specify window types in order of preference
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(the first being most preferable), but MUST include at least one of the basic
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window type atoms from the list below. This is to allow for extension of the
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list of types, whilst providing default behaviour for window managers that do
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not recognise the extensions.
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>Rationale: This hint is intend to replace the MOTIF hints. One of the
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objections to the MOTIF hints is that they are a purely visual description of
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the window decoration. By describing the function of the window, the window
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manager can apply consistent decoration and behaviour to windows of the same
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type. Possible examples of behaviour include keeping dock/panels on top or
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allowing pinnable menus / toolbars to only be hidden when another window has
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focus (NextStep style).
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>_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP, ATOM
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_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK, ATOM
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_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_TOOLBAR, ATOM
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_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_MENU, ATOM
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_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG, ATOM
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_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL, ATOM</PRE
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>_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP indicates a desktop feature. This can include a
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single window containing desktop icons with the same dimensions as the screen,
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allowing the desktop environment to have full control of the desktop, without
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the need for proxying root window clicks.
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>_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK indicates a dock or panel feature. Typically a
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window manager would keep such windows on top of all other windows.
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>_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_TOOLBAR and _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_MENU indicate toolbar and
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pinnable menu windows, respectively.
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>_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG indicates that this is a dialog window. If
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_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE is not set, then windows with WM_TRANSIENT_FOR set MUST
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be taken as this type.
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>_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL indicates that this is a normal, top-level window.
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Windows with neither _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE nor WM_TRANSIENT_FOR are set MUST
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be taken as this type.
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>_NET_WM_STATE</A
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>_NET_WM_STATE, ATOM[]</PRE
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>A list of hints describing the state window. The Window Manager SHOULD honor
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_NET_WM_STATE whenever a withdrawn window requests to be mapped. A Client
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wishing to change the state of a window MUST send a _NET_WM_STATE client
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message to the root window (see below). The Window Manager MUST keep this
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property updated to reflect the current state of the window.
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>Possible atoms are:
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>_NET_WM_STATE_MODAL, ATOM
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_NET_WM_STATE_STICKY, ATOM
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_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT, ATOM
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_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ, ATOM
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_NET_WM_STATE_SHADED, ATOM
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_NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_TASKBAR, ATOM</PRE
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>_NET_WM_STATE_MODAL indicates that this is a modal dialog box. The
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WM_TRANSIENT_FOR hint MUST be set to indicate which window the dialog is a
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modal for, or set to the root window if the dialog is a modal for its window
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group.
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>_NET_WM_STATE_STICKY indicates that the Window Manager SHOULD keep the
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window's position fixed on the screen, even when the virtual desktop scrolls.
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>_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_{VERT,HORZ} indicates that the window is
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{vertically,horizontally} maximised.
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>_NET_WM_STATE_SHADED indicates that the window is shaded.
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>_NET_WM_SKIP_TASKBAR indicates that a window should not be included on a
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taskbar.
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>To change the state of a mapped window, a Client MUST send a _NET_WM_STATE
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client message to the root window (window is the respective window, type
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_NET_WM_STATE, format 32, l[0]=<the action, as listed below>,
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l[1]=<First property to alter>, l[2]=<Second property to alter>).
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This message allows two properties to be changed simultaneously, specifically
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to allow both horizontal and vertical maximisation to be altered together.
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l[2] MUST be set to zero if only one property is to be changed. l[0], the
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action, MUST be one of:
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>_NET_WM_STATE_REMOVE 0 /* remove/unset property */
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_NET_WM_STATE_ADD 1 /* add/set property */
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_NET_WM_STATE_TOGGLE 2 /* toggle property */</PRE
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> See also the implementation notes on <A
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HREF="x216.html#URGENCY"
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>urgency</A
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> and <A
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>fixed size windows</A
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>_NET_WM_STRUT</A
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>_NET_WM_STRUT, CARDINAL[4]/32</PRE
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>This property MUST be set by the Client if the window is to reserve space at
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the edge of the screen. The property is a 4-tupel of cardinals, one for each
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border of the screen. The order of the borders is left, right, top, bottom.
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The client MAY change this property anytime, therefore the Window Manager MUST
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watch out for property notify events.
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>The purpose of struts is to reserve space at the borders of the desktop. This
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is very useful for a docking area, a taskbar or a panel, for instance. The
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window manager should know about this reserved space in order to be able to
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preserve the space. Also maximized windows should not cover that reserved
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space.
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</P
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>Rationale: A simple "do not cover" hint is not enough for dealing with e.g.
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auto-hide panels.
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>Notes: An auto-hide panel SHOULD set the strut to be its minimum, hidden size.
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A "corner" panel that does not extend for the full length of a screen border
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SHOULD only set one strut.
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>_NET_WM_ICON_GEOMETRY</A
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>_NET_WM_ICON_GEOMETRY, CARDINAL[4]</PRE
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>An array of x,y,w,h of type CARDINAL, format 32. This optional property MAY
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be set by standalone tools like a taskbar or an iconbox. It specifies the
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geometry of a possible icon in case the window is iconified.
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</P
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>Rationale: This makes it possible for a window manager to display a nice
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animation like morphing the window into its icon.
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>_NET_WM_ICON</A
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>_NET_WM_ICON CARDINAL[][2+n]/32</PRE
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>This is an array of possible icons for the client. This specification does
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not stipulate what size these icons should be, but individual desktop
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environments or toolkits may do so. The Window Manager MAY scale any of these
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icons to an appropriate size.
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</P
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>This is an array of 32bit packed CARDINAL ARGB with high byte being A, low
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byte being B. First two bytes are width, height. Data is in rows, left to
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right and top to bottom.
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>_NET_WM_PID</A
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>_NET_WM_PID CARDINAL/32</PRE
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>If set, this property MUST contain the process ID of the client owning this
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window. This MAY be used by the Window Manager to kill windows which do not
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respond to the _NET_WM_PING protocol.
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>_NET_WM_HANDLED_ICONS</A
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>This property can be set by clients to indicate that the Window Manager need
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not provide icons for iconified windows, for example if the client is a taskbar
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and provides buttons for iconified windows.
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