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Setting Window Options in IceWM
- winoptions file (in /root/.icewm/winoptions) is used to configure settings for individual application windows.

You can add these lines to /root/.icewm/winoptions:

# setting icon in tast bar and icon shown when pressing 'Alt+tab'
pmount.icon: mini-diskette
uxplor.icon: mini-filemgr
gkdial.icon: mini-connect
emelfm2.icon: mini-filemgr

# don't show title bar
mozilla-bin.dTitleBar: 0
dillo.dTitleBar: 0
emelfm2.dTitleBar: 0

# add an icon the the tray and never create a task pane button
xmms.tray: Exclusive
rxvt.tray: Exclusive
gkdial.tray: Exclusive

Detail explanation:

The value before '.tray', '.icon', etc. can be determined by typing xprop in a terminal windows like rxvt.
For example, xprop should display a line like this when used on a toplevel window:

WM_CLASS = "name", "class"

and may also display a line like this:

WM_WINDOW_ROLE = "window role"

Options that can be set per window are as follows:

icon
The name of the icon.

tray
Default tray option for the window. Affects both the tray and the task pane. Tray can be one of the following strings:

Ignore
Don't add an icon to the tray pane.
Minimized
Add an icon to the tray. Remove the task pane button when minimized.
Exclusive
Add an icon to the tray. Never create a task pane button .

workspace
Default workspace for window (number, counting from 0)

allWorkspaces=0
If set to 1, window will be visible on all workspaces.

layer
Default layer for the window. Layer can be one of the following strings:

Desktop
Desktop window. There should be only one window in this layer.
Below
Below default layer.
Normal
Default layer for the windows.
OnTop
Above the default.
Dock
Layer for windows docked to the edge of the screen.
AboveDock
Layer for the windows above the dock.
Menu
Layer for the windows above the dock.
You can also use the numbers from WinMgr.h.

geometry
Default geometry for window. This geometry should be specified in the X11-syntax, formal notation: [=][{xX}lt;height>][{+-}{+-}]

ignoreWinList=0
If set to 1, window will not appear in the window list.

ignoreTaskBar=0
If set to 1, window will not appear on the task bar.

ignoreQuickSwitch=0
If set to 1, window will not be accessible using QuickSwitch feature (Alt+Tab).

fullKeys=0
If set to 1, the window manager leave more keys (Alt+F?) to the application.

fMove=1
If set to 0, window will not be movable.

fResize=1
If set to 0, window will not be resizable.

fClose=1
If set to 0, window will not be closable.

fMinimize=1
If set to 0, window will not be minimizable.

fMaximize=1
If set to 0, window will not be maximizable.

fHide=1
If set to 0, window will not be hidable.

fRollup=1
If set to 0, window will not be shadable.

dTitleBar=1
If set to 0, window will not have a title bar.

dSysMenu=1
If set to 0, window will not have a system menu.

dBorder=1
If set to 0, window will not have a border.

dResize=1
If set to 0, window will not have a resize border.

dClose=1
If set to 0, window will not have a close button.

dMinimize=1
If set to 0, window will not have a minimize button.

dMaximize=1
If set to 0, window will not have a maximize button.

noFocusOnAppRaise
if set to 1, window will not automatically get focus as application raises it.

ignoreNoFocusHint
if set to 1, icewm will focus even if the window does not handle input.

doNotCover=0
if set to 1, this window will limit the workspace available for regular applications. window has to be sticky at the moment to make it work

forcedClose=0
if set to 1 and the application had not registered WM_DELETE_WINDOW, a close confirmation dialog won't be offered upon closing the window.

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