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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index b187259206..69525aee66 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -1708,16 +1708,26 @@ Window ``--x11-name`` Set the window class name for X11-based video output methods. -``--x11-netwm=no`` +``--x11-netwm=<yes|no|auto>`` (X11 only) - Disable use of the NetWM protocol when switching to or from fullscreen. + Control the use of NetWM protocol features. + This may or may not help with broken window managers. This provides some functionality that was implemented by the now removed ``--fstype`` option. Actually, it is not known to the developers to which degree this option was needed, so feedback is welcome. - By default, NetWM support is autodetected, and using this option forces - autodetection to fail. + Specifically, ``yes`` will force use of NetWM fullscreen support, even if + not advertised by the WM. This can be useful for WMs that are broken on + purpose, like XMonad. (XMonad supposedly doesn't advertise fullscreen + support, because Flash uses it. Apparently, applications which want to + use fullscreen anyway are supposed to either ignore the NetWM support hints, + or provide a workaround. Shame on XMonad for deliberately breaking X + protocols (as if X isn't bad enough already). + + By default, NetWM support is autodetected (``auto``). + + This option might be removed in the future. Disc Devices |