On Sunday 08 December 2002 14:27, Yannick OZOUF wrote: > On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 22:46:50 +0200 > > Ciprian Popovici <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That setup has one major problem: you need to assign icons to the > > various windows or applications, which is troublesome. Or is there a > > standard about this? Instead, either go with a name listing (I think I > > already suggested wmappkill as an example) or use something more > > general, like small coloured rectangles with the window name as a > > tooltip. > > I think the application icons are stored in the WM_HINTS property of > the windows. Is this right? > So maybe a configuration file with the icon name associated to a window > class or name and a default icon for unknown windows while be enough (I > hope many windows fill this property to not force anyone to fill a > huge configuration file). It could also be possible to have different > modes, one with icon, one with only name, simple colored form with > tooltips, etc... > > Thanks for your advice and idea :)
Many programs do specify an icon in their hints but not all do. So you need a fallback for windows with icons. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://asgardsrealm.net/lurker/splash/index.html Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
