M doc/asciidoc/fluxbox-apps.txt → doc/asciidoc/fluxbox-apps.txt

@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ Opens the application with the specified 'width' and 'height', in pixels.
     If the value is given in percent, then the window size will be based on
     the current screen's size.
 
+*[IgnoreSizeHints]* {'bool'}::
+    Some Applications restrict the aspect ratio, minimum or maximum size of
+    windows. Setting this key "yes" will make fluxbox ignore those constraints.
+    *NOTICE* that bad client implementations may hard depend on these
+    constraints (by blindly using their geometry in unsave calculations, causing
+    div-by-zero segfaults etc.)
+
 *[Position]* ('anchor') {'X[%]' 'Y[%]'}::
 Position the application at a particular spot. By default the upper-left corner
 is placed at screen coordinates ('X','Y'). If you specify an 'anchor', say

M src/Remember.cc → src/Remember.cc

@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ int w,h; // width, height
     bool dimension_is_w_relative;
     bool dimension_is_h_relative;
 
+    bool ignoreSizeHints_remember;
+
     bool position_remember;
     int x,y;
     bool position_is_x_relative;
@@ -497,6 +499,8 @@ h = FbTk::StringUtil::parseSizeToken(tokens[1], h_relative, ignore);
                 app.rememberDimensions(w, h, w_relative, h_relative);
             } else
                 had_error = true;
+        } else if (str_key == "ignoresizehints") {
+            app.ignoreSizeHints_remember = str_label == "yes";
         } else if (str_key == "position") {
             FluxboxWindow::ReferenceCorner r = FluxboxWindow::LEFTTOP;
             // more info about the parameter
@@ -1119,6 +1123,9 @@ break;
     case REM_DIMENSIONS:
         return app->dimensions_remember;
         break;
+    case REM_IGNORE_SIZEHINTS:
+        return app->ignoreSizeHints_remember;
+        break;
     case REM_POSITION:
         return app->position_remember;
         break;
@@ -1264,6 +1271,9 @@ app->forgetHead();
         break;
     case REM_DIMENSIONS:
         app->forgetDimensions();
+        break;
+    case REM_IGNORE_SIZEHINTS:
+        app->ignoreSizeHints_remember = false;
         break;
     case REM_POSITION:
         app->forgetPosition();

M src/Remember.hh → src/Remember.hh

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ REM_MINIMIZEDSTATE,
         REM_MAXIMIZEDSTATE,
         REM_FULLSCREENSTATE,
         REM_FOCUSPROTECTION,
+        REM_IGNORE_SIZEHINTS,
         REM_LASTATTRIB // not actually used
     };
 

M src/WinClient.cc → src/WinClient.cc

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ 
 #include "Window.hh"
 #include "fluxbox.hh"
 #include "FocusControl.hh"
+#include "Remember.hh"
 #include "Screen.hh"
 #include "FbAtoms.hh"
 #include "Xutil.hh"
@@ -427,7 +428,8 @@ 
 void WinClient::updateWMNormalHints() {
     long icccm_mask;
     XSizeHints sizehint;
-    if (!XGetWMNormalHints(display(), window(), &sizehint, &icccm_mask))
+    if (Remember::instance().isRemembered(*this, Remember::REM_IGNORE_SIZEHINTS) ||
+        !XGetWMNormalHints(display(), window(), &sizehint, &icccm_mask))
         sizehint.flags = 0;
 
     normal_hint_flags = sizehint.flags;