On Sun, Sep 06, 2020 at 10:10:01AM +0000, John Collis wrote: > Hi, > > The WM_ICON_NAME is often used in X programs as a shorter Title name. > Originally some window managers would use this as the text for an Icon to > represent the running program, these days it's more likely to be used in a > taskbar. Some shells will have a different configuration to set the > WM_ICON_NAME to a shorter string, thatn the WM_NAME which is often used > for the text in the title bar on the window. Previously in "st", the > standard xterm escape sequences for both, were being set to the WM_NAME > Xwindows atom. This patch allows for either both or one, to follow the way > that xterm and other terminal emulators do, so that the shell or program > can set them seperately. > > Hopefully this is clearer?? > > Cheers, > John > > > > On Sun, 6 Sep 2020, Hiltjo Posthuma wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > Could you give a (short) description what you use this feature for in st? > > > > Alternatively you can add the patch to the wiki. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > -- > John Collis - john.col...@alliedtelesis.co.nz > Software Engineering Team Leader > Allied Telesis Labs Ltd. > Christchurch > New Zealand > >
Hi John, Thanks, I've pushed the patch to master. Sorry it took a while to reply / review. -- Kind regards, Hiltjo
