X11: Set dialog hint on message boxes (thanks, Melker!).

This helps the window manager do the right thing with these windows.
libsdl-org · Feb 11, 2015 · 7fd15e7 · 7fd15e7
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commit 7fd15e7
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diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11messagebox.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11messagebox.c
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ X11_MessageBoxCreateWindow( SDL_MessageBoxDataX11 *data )
     int x, y;
     XSizeHints *sizehints;
     XSetWindowAttributes wnd_attr;
+    Atom _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE, _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG;
     Display *display = data->display;
     SDL_WindowData *windowdata = NULL;
     const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata = data->messageboxdata;
@@ -401,6 +402,13 @@ X11_MessageBoxCreateWindow( SDL_MessageBoxDataX11 *data )
 
     X11_XStoreName( display, data->window, messageboxdata->title );
 
+    /* Let the window manager know this is a dialog box */
+    _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE = X11_XInternAtom(display, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE", False);
+    _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG = X11_XInternAtom(display, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG", False);
+    X11_XChangeProperty(display, data->window, _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE, XA_ATOM, 32,
+                    PropModeReplace,
+                    (unsigned char *)&_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG, 1);
+
     /* Allow the window to be deleted by the window manager */
     data->wm_protocols = X11_XInternAtom( display, "WM_PROTOCOLS", False );
     data->wm_delete_message = X11_XInternAtom( display, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", False );