[openbox] How do I get programs to start undecorated

[Brett Campbell]

well apparently grammatical punctuation is also a struggle, my friend.
but have hope; for i am not one that i should slander you because of
your ignorance for the patch(1) utility.

:-)

download the wmctrl utility from http://sweb.cz/tripie/utils/wmctrl/

untar the source and copy the patch to the new wmctrl-1.xx directory.
apply the patch by command of `patch < wmctrl_undecorated.patch`

you should see "patching file main.c" and nothing else.

run `./configure && make` as usual.

typing `wmctrl -h` you should now see the extra <STARG> 'undecorated'.

now go, and study the patch(1) manual page.  the -p switch is often times
used for many other patches you will have need of.

share your knowledge with others, as i have you.

InJoy,

B

On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 08:26:29PM +0100, lucrative wrote:
> hm sorry but dont now what to do with this patch :)
> hm... i think its too difficult for me :/
> 
> On Sun, 2004-01-18 at 06:57, Brett Campbell wrote:
> > someone posted a patch [for wmctrl] to this list not too long ago.  i
> > think it went a little somethin' like...
> > 
> > On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 09:31:59PM +0100, lucrative wrote:
> > > i have installed devilspie and wmctl, but i havent found out how to
> > > undecorate a window with them.
> > > There are only options for:
> > > modal, sticky, maximized_vert,maximized_horz, shaded, 
> > > skip_taskbar, skip_pager, hidden,fullscreen, above, below
> > > 
> > > does anybody know how i can undecorate a window with one of these
> > > programms?
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 01:05, Marc Wilson wrote:
> > > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2004 at 02:19:55PM -0600, Adam Vaughan wrote:
> > > > > I was wondering if it was possible to start a program with the decorations 
> > > > > turned off.
> > > > 
> > > > No.  You can use something like devilspie to watch for the window to appear
> > > > and undecorate it, or you can use something like wmctl and undecorate it
> > > > from the menu option or key binding you use to launch it.
> > > > 
> > > > > Also, is there maybe a way to make openbox remember which programs I have
> > > > > undecorated in the past??
> > > > 
> > > > No.
> > > 
> 

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