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      1 current\_desktop
      2 ================
      3 
      4 Description
      5 -----------
      6 Sets \_NET\_NUMBER\_OF\_DESKTOPS and \_NET\_CURRENT\_DESKTOP on root to
      7 appropriate values. Note that 'appropriate' for these values don't make sense
      8 as xprop -root output, since dwm uses them at bitwise but xprop displays them
      9 in base ten. In other words, if you have 4 desktops,
     10 \_NET\_NUMBER\_OF\_DESKTOPS is actualy 0b1111 but xprop displays this as 15.
     11 I'm ok with this, because the end-user (program, script, w/e) can always parse
     12 this appropriately. The same goes for \_NET\_CURRENT\_DESKTOP: if you have
     13 desktops 1 and 3 selected, the value is 0b1010, but xprop shows this as 10.
     14 This isn't a problem.
     15 
     16 I should note that in this case, \_NET\_NUMBER\_OF\_DESKTOPS does not exactly
     17 conform to EWMH specifications: in reality, there are many more 'desktops' than
     18 15 (in the above example), as any combination of 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the availables
     19 tags can be considered one desktop. \_CURRENT\_DESKTOP will, however, always be
     20 less that \_NET\_NUMBER\_OF\_DESKTOPS, so I'm happy with that.
     21 
     22 I wrote this patch mainly for myself, as I have a script for tabbed that uses
     23 it (I will upload this later). I am open to feedback/contstructive criticism.
     24 Email is at the bottom.
     25 
     26 Download
     27 --------
     28 * [dwm-current\_desktop-5.8.2.diff](dwm-current_desktop-5.8.2.diff) (dwm 2010604)
     29 
     30 Author
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     32 * Wolfgang S. - ezzieyguywuf at gmail period com