i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 13 May 2015 18:42:49 +0000How to match a very short-lived windowhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/5991/how-to-match-a-very-short-lived-window/Matlab 2015 has the unfortunate regression that it does not set the correct window manager hints on its dialogues. I fixed most of the issues by matching on the window title and manually setting them to floating. However, some dialogues (progress messages) are not long-lived enough for me to run `xprop` on them, so I can't find out how to match them with `for_window`. Is there a tool/command/method that allows me to get the properties of the next window that opens? (Instead of me having to click on the desired window). Wed, 13 May 2015 16:05:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5991/how-to-match-a-very-short-lived-window/Comment by Airblader for <p>Matlab 2015 has the unfortunate regression that it does not set the correct window manager hints on its dialogues.</p> <p>I fixed most of the issues by matching on the window title and manually setting them to floating. However, some dialogues (progress messages) are not long-lived enough for me to run <code>xprop</code> on them, so I can't find out how to match them with <code>for_window</code>.</p> <p>Is there a tool/command/method that allows me to get the properties of the next window that opens? (Instead of me having to click on the desired window). </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5991/how-to-match-a-very-short-lived-window/?comment=5994#comment-5994I'd also file a bug against Matlab for this.Wed, 13 May 2015 18:42:49 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5991/how-to-match-a-very-short-lived-window/?comment=5994#comment-5994Comment by gurkensalat for <p>Matlab 2015 has the unfortunate regression that it does not set the correct window manager hints on its dialogues.</p> <p>I fixed most of the issues by matching on the window title and manually setting them to floating. However, some dialogues (progress messages) are not long-lived enough for me to run <code>xprop</code> on them, so I can't find out how to match them with <code>for_window</code>.</p> <p>Is there a tool/command/method that allows me to get the properties of the next window that opens? (Instead of me having to click on the desired window). </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5991/how-to-match-a-very-short-lived-window/?comment=5993#comment-5993As a quick solution you can use this script https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5721/how-do-i-subscribe-to-i3-events-using-bash-easily and run the following command: i3subscribe window dump | grep -e "^window:new" -e "'title'" -e "'class'" -e "'instance'" The section after window:new would be of interest.Wed, 13 May 2015 16:52:51 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5991/how-to-match-a-very-short-lived-window/?comment=5993#comment-5993