"Updating Steam" window doesn't have a WM_CLASS set

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#3658 · opened 2015-01-06 by tadzik · updated 2023-10-10 · 7 comments · github

Ttadzik 2015-01-06 github

http://i.imgur.com/IdTs8Nc.png

This prevents window managers from automatically assigning it to a specific workspace, which otherwise works with the rest of the steam client.

PPlaque-fcc 2015-01-06 github

Weird, for AwesomeWM it works fine:

{ rule = { class = "Steam" },
properties = { tag = tags[1][8] } },

Don't know why.

Ttadzik 2015-01-06 github

Hmm, I'm using i3 and that particular updating window did not get automatically sent to 10 for some reason. Perhaps awesome falls back to WM_NAME when class is not present.

PPlaque-fcc 2015-01-06 github

Hah, I misread the title.

Yeah, can confirm this, other windows do have such property set, while
Updater window doesn't.

PPlaque-fcc 2015-01-10 github

Yes, it has WM_NAME(UTF8_STRING) = "Steam" so this can be a workaround
for a while.

Ggvlasov 2015-12-17 github

Have the same issue, this is what xprop says about that window:

$ xprop
_NET_WM_DESKTOP(CARDINAL) = 1
WM_STATE(WM_STATE):
                window state: Normal
                icon window: 0x0
WM_NORMAL_HINTS(WM_SIZE_HINTS):
                user specified location: 640, 460
                user specified size: 400 by 129
                program specified minimum size: 400 by 129
                program specified maximum size: 400 by 129
                window gravity: Center
WM_PROTOCOLS(ATOM): protocols  WM_DELETE_WINDOW
WM_NAME(UTF8_STRING) = "Steam"
STEAM_BIGPICTURE(CARDINAL) = 1

No WM_CLASS, sadly.

SStaticRocket 2020-04-18 github

Bumping this because I am also trying to use the WM_CLASS field for window manager rules and am currently being foiled by the update window. This issue is still prevalent.

Aawsms 2023-10-10 github

The absolute state.

Nothing extracted yet.