>From 69bd82b83172372110efd7e0ef506fb900522c7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bernhard R. Link <address@hidden>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 16:22:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] set _net_wm_name for the root window to ratpoison

---
 src/globals.c |    2 ++
 src/globals.h |    2 ++
 src/main.c    |    2 ++
 src/screen.c  |    6 ++++++
 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/globals.c b/src/globals.c
index 5f21148..9638996 100644
--- a/src/globals.c
+++ b/src/globals.c
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ Atom _net_wm_pid;
 Atom _net_supported;
 Atom _net_wm_window_type;
 Atom _net_wm_window_type_dialog;
+Atom _net_wm_name;
+Atom utf8_string;
 
 int rp_current_screen;
 rp_screen *screens;
diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index c56bbca..881d3e4 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ extern Atom _net_wm_pid;
 extern Atom _net_supported;
 extern Atom _net_wm_window_type;
 extern Atom _net_wm_window_type_dialog;
+extern Atom _net_wm_name;
+extern Atom utf8_string;
 
 /* mouse properties */
 extern int rat_x;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 0f213c8..a90ccf2 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -691,6 +691,8 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   PRINT_DEBUG (("_NET_SUPPORTED = %ld\n", _net_supported));
   _net_wm_window_type = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE", False);
   _net_wm_window_type_dialog = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG", False);
+  _net_wm_name = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_NAME", False);
+  utf8_string = XInternAtom(dpy, "UTF8_STRING", False);
 
   /* Setup signal handlers. */
   XSetErrorHandler(handler);
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index d978570..702f10a 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -374,6 +374,10 @@ activate_screen (rp_screen *s)
 		   _net_supported, XA_ATOM, 32, PropModeReplace, 
 		   (unsigned char*)&_net_wm_pid, 1);
 
+  /* set window manager name */
+  XChangeProperty (dpy, RootWindow (dpy, s->screen_num),
+		   _net_wm_name, utf8_string, 8, PropModeReplace,
+		   (unsigned char*)"ratpoison", 9);
   XMapWindow (dpy, s->key_window);
 }
 
@@ -386,6 +390,8 @@ deactivate_screen (rp_screen *s)
   /* delete everything so noone sees them while we are not there */
   XDeleteProperty (dpy, RootWindow (dpy, s->screen_num),
 		   _net_supported);
+  XDeleteProperty (dpy, RootWindow (dpy, s->screen_num),
+		   _net_wm_name);
 }
 
 static int
-- 
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