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#!/bin/sh
# File: discord-use-native-titlebar.sh
# Location: ~/bin
# Author: bgstack15
# Startdate: 2025-12-03-4 20:23
# Title: Force Discord to Use Native Titlebar
# Purpose: Turn on fluxbox titlebar to discord
# History:
#    2025-12-01 after OS updates, this version of Discord (an electron app) really does not want the native titlebar enabled. I wanted to still use it.
# Usage:
#    Run it after Discord is running
# Reference:
#    See documentation
# Improve:
# Dependencies:
#    dep-binaries: xdotool, xprop
#    dep-devuan: x11-utils, xdotool
# Documentation:
#    https://bgstack15.ddns.net/blog/posts/2025/12/21/forcing-discord-on-linux-to-have-native-titlebar/
for win in $( xdotool search --name '.*- Discord' ) ;
do
    # Not sure if this is different or better.
    #xprop -id "${win}" -f _MOTIF_WM_HINTS 32c -set _MOTIF_WM_HINTS "0x2, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0"
    xprop -id "${win}" -f _MOTIF_WM_HINTS 32c -set _MOTIF_WM_HINTS "0x2, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0"
    # and then remap it to get all the decorations (titlebar, including its buttons) immediately
    xdotool windowunmap "${win}" windowmap "${win}"
done