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Various window management fixes for the Linux Steam client

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# Various window management fixes for the Linux Steam client

**DISCLAIMER: Use at your own risk! This is in no way endorsed by VALVE.**

These files are mirrored on both [GitHub](https://github.com/dscharrer/steamwm) and [Gist](https://gist.github.com/06d6b6a5370c4f6979f3) - use whichever you prefer.

Feature request for these changes to be implemented in Steam: [issue #1040](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/1040)

## steamwm.cpp

The window management fixes:

* Force borders on non-menu windows.
* Let the WM position non-menu/tooltip windows.
* Group all steam windows.
  This helps WMs with their focus stealing preventions,
  and also prevents all Steam windows from being dimmed
  (by KWin) if any Steam window has focus (is a KWin setting).
* Tell the WM which Steam windows are dialogs.
  This lets the window manager place them more intelligently.
  For example, the WM might center dialogs.
* Steam sets error dialogs as unmanaged windows - fix that.

Obsolete fixes (now disabled by default):

* Set `_NET_WM_NAME` to the `WM_NAME` value to get better window titles.
* Set fixed size hints for windows with a fixed layout.

Fixes can be individually enabled or disabled - for details see the comments in the source file.

This file compiles to a library that can be `LD_PRELOAD`ed into the Steam process. For your convenience it is also its own build and wrapper script.

Requires: `g++` with support for x86 targets, `Xlib` + headers

Use:

$ chmod +x steamwm.cpp
    $ ./steamwm.cpp steam

## noframe.patch

This is a Steam skin that complements `steamwm.cpp`: It is exactly the same as the default skin, but with the window borders and controls removed.

To install it use:

$ chmod +x noframe.patch
    $ ./noframe.patch

and then select the `noframe` skin in the Steam settings.

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