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X defines an iconic state for windows, often windows in this state are displayed as small icons. Sawfish does not display these icons, instead iconified windows are shown slightly differently in the menu of all windows.
Return the window associated with window from its iconified state.
Minimize the window associated with window, or restore it if it is already minimized.
A window's iconic state may be tested through examination of its
iconified property—when t the window is iconified.
But it is preferable to use explicit testing functions instead:
Returns true if the window associated with window is iconified, false otherwise.
Returns true if the window associated with window can be iconified, false otherwise. Some reasons a window might not be iconifiable are: it has a
never-iconifyproperty; it is already iconified; it is not a desktop window; or it is markedignoredandiconify-ignoredis not true.
Sawfish allows you to control certain behaviors when restoring minimized windows.
Windows are focused after being unminimized. Defaults to false.
Windows are raised after being unminimized. Defaults to true.
Move windows to the current workspace when they are unminimized. Defaults to true.
When iconifying, it is possible to force other windows to iconify.
Policy for performing chains of minimizations or restorations. When a particular window is minimized or restored, it can cause other windows to be minimized or restored at the same time. Their allowed values are set to the following list. By default, both variables are bound to the symbol
transients. but they are not required to have the same value.
nonetransientsgroupFinally, it's possible to get the icon that would normally be displayed for an iconified window.