Show/remove window decoration with bspwm

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System:
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    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
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    quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
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  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.3 tk: Qt v: 5.15.8 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
    Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Alienware product: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14
    v: 2.7.0 serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 3
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  Mobo: Alienware model: 0GM4GD v: A00 serial: <superuser required>
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CPU:
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    s-diag: 777mm (30.58")
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Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
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    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0d:00.4
    chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
  Sound API: ALSA v: k6.2.6-zen1-1-zen running: yes
  Sound Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: no
  Sound Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.67 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Dell driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
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Bluetooth:
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Swap:
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Sensors:
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    mem: 50.0 C
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Info:
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  used: 3.9 GiB (12.5%) Init: systemd v: 253 default: graphical
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.1 Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1650
  libs: 375 tools: octopi,paru Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: kitty
  inxi: 3.3.25
Garuda (2.6.15-1):
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  Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
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Infrequently, I like to be able to access the menus in a window's application in bspwm. Like when I want to turn off continuous scroll with a document in okular.

Some tiling system I used allowed these "window decorations" to be toggled on/off.

I can't seem to find how to do that with bspwm. Is there a way?

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The short answer is no. Since bspwm is a non-reparenting WM, window decorations are not supported.

It looks like kwin is handling your window management anyway:

The functionality you want could be easily set up from within KDE itself, which has a native tiling feature since 5.27.

Or try your luck with a reparenting WM like i3.

Please be aware that layering different DEs and WMs is not supported. You may do as you wish with your own computer, but we shouldn’t have issues raised in the forum if things aren’t turning out how you expected.

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Thanks for the information. I currently can log in to bspwm or plasma. I don't use both simultaneously. I didn't know that was layering.

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"Layering," as in you have a DE or WM installed (through the installer), and then you add another one on top of it (through the package manager).

There is nothing wrong with it, I didn't mean to imply you did something bad or whatever. The reason it is considered unsupported in the forum is because a lot of times it can introduce conflicts that are difficult to diagnose.

Sometimes DEs have different ways of accomplishing the same thing, and adding a new base of packages on top of the existing ones can quietly break things. Configs can be overwritten or needed variables changed, etc. Then, a person says "Hey, my thing is broken" and the forum helpers trip over themselves trying to figure out what is happening, only for everyone to do a big facepalm when it is finally discovered a few DEs were recklessly installed on top of each other and there is a conflict somewhere.

Like I said, you didn't do anything wrong. Your thing wasn't even an issue really, so much as a question. Plus you are obviously welcome to install whatever you want on your own rig.

Just be aware if you install a bunch of WMs or DEs on top of each other and something mysteriously breaks, you might get the hairy eyeball if you open a forum topic asking for help. :wink:

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