How to remove an app from the taskbar?

[Biju Chacko]

On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 06:16:22 +0800, David O'Shaughnessy wrote:

> "The required functionaility should be part of your window manager.
> You should be able specify that windows with certain properties (i.e.
> the WM_CLASS for XMMS) are hidden.
> 
> Under GNOME2 it is provided by the devilspie utility which uses the
> freedestop.org WM spec to make these things happen. If your window
> manager doesn't provide the functionailty natively, but does support
> the freedesktop.org WM spec then you may be able to use that."

For chrissake! What the f*ck are standards for, if everybody doesn't
follow them?

He is free to say that the required functionality is not widely asked
for or that it unneccesarily complicates his interface or anything
except that it isn't his responsibility to control how *his* windows
appear by default.

The app is broken, get it fixed.

-- b

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