switchpanel - xinerama
cycling - osx
wmsetbg - xinerama
workspace - xinerama-name
 
Patches
Window Maker

Window Maker patches

Each patch is listed with a brief description and a note on the patch type. Follow the link for more information and to download the patch.

The various patch annotations are:

• BUG: The patch fixes a bug in stock Window Maker.

• FEATURE: The patch adds new functionality.

• AESTHETIC: The patch doesn't really do much other than make Window Maker behave the way I like it.

• XINERAMA: The patch is specifically designed for use in a Xinerama environment.

To clarify regarding Xinerama: all patches are tested on Xinerama and non-Xinerama desktops. Patches tagged XINERAMA provide functionality which is either only available or only meaningful on a Xinerama desktop. All patches are safe to apply and run whether you use Xinerama or not.

The patches

• switchpanel-xinerama: BUG | XINERAMA
  Prevents garbling the switch panel when many windows are open.

• cycling-osx: FEATURE
  Allows you to focus the next or previous window of the same type as the currently focused window, a little like Mac OS X does.

• wmsetbg-xinerama: FEATURE | XINERAMA
  Adds an option to wmsetbg to scale a background image across all heads.

• workspace-xinerama-name: AESTHETIC
  Forces the workspace name, displayed when switching workspaces, to display entirely on one head, and moves the name away from being flush against the edges of the screen.

Applying the patches

To apply these patches, enter the Window Maker source directory and run:

patch -p0 < patch-name.diff

where patch-name.diff is the file you downloaded. This assumes you already copied the patch file into the source directory before proceeding.