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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Fix X window manager name properties to work around java bugs with
+# non-reparenting window managers.  This is a different solution from
+# the wmname utility provided by suckless, as it is NetWM compatible,
+# while wmname sets the value of _NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK to root win.
+
+IRONIC_WM_NAME="LG3D"
+NET_WIN=$(xprop -root _NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK | awk -F "# " '{print $2}')
+
+if [[ "$NET_WIN" == 0x* ]]; then
+    # xprop cannot reliably set UTF8_STRING, so we replace as string.
+    # fortunately, jdk is OK with this, but wm-spec says use UTF8_STRING.
+    xprop -id "$NET_WIN" -remove _NET_WM_NAME
+    xprop -id "$NET_WIN" -f _NET_WM_NAME 8s -set _NET_WM_NAME "$IRONIC_WM_NAME"
+else
+    # even if we're not net compatible, do java workaround
+    xprop -root -remove _NET_WM_NAME
+    xprop -root -f _NET_WM_NAME 8s -set _NET_WM_NAME "$IRONIC_WM_NAME"
+fi
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