---
name: "wihack"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wmii"
version: "3.10~20120413+hg2813-11"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wihack"
---

# wihack(1)

The wmii window hack

## NAME

wihack - The wmii window hack

## SYNOPSIS

wihack \[*-transient \<window\>*\] \[*-type \<ewmh window type\>*\] \[*-tags \<tags\>*\] *\<program\>*

## DESCRIPTION

**wihack** is a program which alters the windows created by an arbitrary program. It has the name **wihack** because it is just that: a hack. It uses LD\_PRELOAD to override certain Xlib calls and add properties to newly created windows.

## ARGUMENTS

- \-transient *\<window\>*

  Marks created windows as transient for a given *\<window\>*. This causes the new window to open in the floating layer of the same tags as *\<window\>*.

- \-type *\<ewmh window type\>*

  Sets the EWMH window type of the created window to the type given. **wmii** understands the following types:

  - dialog

    Opens in the floating layer.

  - dock

    - menu

    - toolbar

    Automatically opens in the floating layer. Does not have a window border or titlebar.

  - splash

    Automatically floats and does not automatically receive focus.

    - \-tags *\<tags\>*

      The created window opens on the given tags.

## BUGS

It is a hack.

It doesn't work for setuid programs.

It doesn't work for non-Xlib programs.

## SEE ALSO

[wmii(1)](/wmii/1.md)