apply patch dwmc

.gitignore

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ drw.o
 dwm.o
 dwm
 util.o
+dwmc

Makefile

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dist: clean
 
 install: all
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	cp -f dwm ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	cp -f dwm dwmc ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dwm
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
 	sed "s/VERSION/${VERSION}/g" < dwm.1 > ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dwm.1

config.def.h

@@ -117,3 +117,73 @@ static Button buttons[] = {
 	{ ClkTagBar,            MODKEY,         Button3,        toggletag,      {0} },
 };
 
+void
+setlayoutex(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	setlayout(&((Arg) { .v = &layouts[arg->i] }));
+}
+
+void
+viewex(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	view(&((Arg) { .ui = 1 << arg->ui }));
+}
+
+void
+viewall(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	view(&((Arg){.ui = ~0}));
+}
+
+void
+toggleviewex(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	toggleview(&((Arg) { .ui = 1 << arg->ui }));
+}
+
+void
+tagex(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	tag(&((Arg) { .ui = 1 << arg->ui }));
+}
+
+void
+toggletagex(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	toggletag(&((Arg) { .ui = 1 << arg->ui }));
+}
+
+void
+tagall(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	tag(&((Arg){.ui = ~0}));
+}
+
+/* signal definitions */
+/* signum must be greater than 0 */
+/* trigger signals using `xsetroot -name "fsignal:<signame> [<type> <value>]"` */
+static Signal signals[] = {
+	/* signum           function */
+	{ "focusstack",     focusstack },
+	{ "setmfact",       setmfact },
+	{ "togglebar",      togglebar },
+	{ "incnmaster",     incnmaster },
+	{ "togglefloating", togglefloating },
+	{ "focusmon",       focusmon },
+	{ "tagmon",         tagmon },
+	{ "zoom",           zoom },
+	{ "view",           view },
+	{ "viewall",        viewall },
+	{ "viewex",         viewex },
+	{ "toggleview",     view },
+	{ "toggleviewex",   toggleviewex },
+	{ "tag",            tag },
+	{ "tagall",         tagall },
+	{ "tagex",          tagex },
+	{ "toggletag",      tag },
+	{ "toggletagex",    toggletagex },
+	{ "killclient",     killclient },
+	{ "quit",           quit },
+	{ "setlayout",      setlayout },
+	{ "setlayoutex",    setlayoutex },
+};

config.h

@@ -122,3 +122,11 @@ static Button buttons[] = {
 	{ ClkTagBar,            MODKEY,         Button3,        toggletag,      {0} },
 };
 
+/* signal definitions */
+/* signum must be greater than 0 */
+/* trigger signals using `xsetroot -name "fsignal:<signame> [<type> <value>]"` */
+static Signal signals[] = {
+	/* signum           function */
+	{ "focusstack",     focusstack },
+	{ "focusmon",       focusmon },
+};

dwm.c

@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ typedef struct {
 	const Arg arg;
 } Key;
 
+typedef struct {
+	const char * sig;
+	void (*func)(const Arg *);
+} Signal;
+
 typedef struct {
 	const char *symbol;
 	void (*arrange)(Monitor *);
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ static void arrange(Monitor *m);
 static void arrangemon(Monitor *m);
 static void attach(Client *c);
 static void attachstack(Client *c);
+static int fake_signal(void);
 static void buttonpress(XEvent *e);
 static void checkotherwm(void);
 static void cleanup(void);
@@ -1007,6 +1013,49 @@ keypress(XEvent *e)
 			keys[i].func(&(keys[i].arg));
 }
 
+int
+fake_signal(void)
+{
+	char fsignal[256];
+	char indicator[9] = "fsignal:";
+	char str_sig[50];
+	char param[16];
+	int i, len_str_sig, n, paramn;
+	size_t len_fsignal, len_indicator = strlen(indicator);
+	Arg arg;
+
+	// Get root name property
+	if (gettextprop(root, XA_WM_NAME, fsignal, sizeof(fsignal))) {
+		len_fsignal = strlen(fsignal);
+
+		// Check if this is indeed a fake signal
+		if (len_indicator > len_fsignal ? 0 : strncmp(indicator, fsignal, len_indicator) == 0) {
+			paramn = sscanf(fsignal+len_indicator, "%s%n%s%n", str_sig, &len_str_sig, param, &n);
+
+			if (paramn == 1) arg = (Arg) {0};
+			else if (paramn > 2) return 1;
+			else if (strncmp(param, "i", n - len_str_sig) == 0)
+				sscanf(fsignal + len_indicator + n, "%i", &(arg.i));
+			else if (strncmp(param, "ui", n - len_str_sig) == 0)
+				sscanf(fsignal + len_indicator + n, "%u", &(arg.ui));
+			else if (strncmp(param, "f", n - len_str_sig) == 0)
+				sscanf(fsignal + len_indicator + n, "%f", &(arg.f));
+			else return 1;
+
+			// Check if a signal was found, and if so handle it
+			for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(signals); i++)
+				if (strncmp(str_sig, signals[i].sig, len_str_sig) == 0 && signals[i].func)
+					signals[i].func(&(arg));
+
+			// A fake signal was sent
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// No fake signal was sent, so proceed with update
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void
 killclient(const Arg *arg)
 {
@@ -1225,7 +1274,8 @@ propertynotify(XEvent *e)
 	XPropertyEvent *ev = &e->xproperty;
 
 	if ((ev->window == root) && (ev->atom == XA_WM_NAME))
-		updatestatus();
+		if (!fake_signal())
+			updatestatus();
 	else if (ev->state == PropertyDelete)
 		return; /* ignore */
 	else if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {