M src/config.c → src/config.c

@@ -457,7 +457,6 @@ id = (id < backgrounds->len && id >= 0) ? id : 0;
 		panel_config.g_taskbar.background[TASKBAR_NORMAL] = &g_array_index(backgrounds, Background, id);
 		if (panel_config.g_taskbar.background[TASKBAR_ACTIVE] == 0)
 			panel_config.g_taskbar.background[TASKBAR_ACTIVE] = panel_config.g_taskbar.background[TASKBAR_NORMAL];
-		//panel_config.g_taskbar.area.bg = panel_config.g_taskbar.bg;
 	}
 	else if (strcmp (key, "taskbar_active_background_id") == 0) {
 		int id = atoi (value);

M src/taskbar/task.c → src/taskbar/task.c

@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ g_hash_table_remove(win_to_task_table, &win);
 }
 
 
-void get_title(Task *tsk)
+int get_title(Task *tsk)
 {
 	Panel *panel = tsk->area.panel;
 	char *title, *name;
 
-	if (!panel->g_task.text && !g_tooltip.enabled) return;
+	if (!panel->g_task.text && !g_tooltip.enabled) return 0;
 
 	name = server_get_property (tsk->win, server.atom._NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME, server.atom.UTF8_STRING, 0);
 	if (!name || !strlen(name)) {
@@ -184,9 +184,16 @@ if (panel->g_task.icon) strcpy(title, " ");
 	else title[0] = 0;
 	strcat(title, name);
 	if (name) XFree (name);
-
-	if (tsk->title)
-		free(tsk->title);
+	
+	if (tsk->title) {
+		// check unecessary title change
+		if (strcmp(tsk->title, title) == 0) {
+			free(title);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else
+			free(tsk->title);
+	} 
 
 	tsk->title = title;
 	GPtrArray* task_group = task_get_tasks(tsk->win);
@@ -198,7 +205,7 @@ tsk2->title = tsk->title;
 			set_task_redraw(tsk2);
 		}
 	}
-	set_task_redraw(tsk);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 
@@ -303,7 +310,6 @@ tsk2->icon[k] = tsk->icon[k];
 			set_task_redraw(tsk2);
 		}
 	}
-	set_task_redraw(tsk);
 }
 
 

M src/taskbar/task.h → src/taskbar/task.h

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void draw_task (void *obj, cairo_t *c);
 void on_change_task (void *obj);
 
 void get_icon (Task *tsk);
-void get_title(Task *tsk);
+int  get_title(Task *tsk);
 void active_task();
 void set_task_state(Task* tsk, int state);
 void set_task_redraw(Task* tsk);

M src/tint.c → src/tint.c

@@ -584,12 +584,13 @@ //printf("atom root_win = %s, %s\n", XGetAtomName(server.dsp, at), tsk->title);
 
 		// Window title changed
 		if (at == server.atom._NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME || at == server.atom._NET_WM_NAME || at == server.atom.WM_NAME) {
-			get_title(tsk);
-			if (g_tooltip.mapped && (g_tooltip.area == (Area*)tsk)) {
-				tooltip_copy_text((Area*)tsk);
-				tooltip_update();
+			if (get_title(tsk)) {
+				if (g_tooltip.mapped && (g_tooltip.area == (Area*)tsk)) {
+					tooltip_copy_text((Area*)tsk);
+					tooltip_update();
+				}
+				panel_refresh = 1;
 			}
-			panel_refresh = 1;
 		}
 		// Demand attention
 		else if (at == server.atom._NET_WM_STATE) {