# desktop icons patch
# allows use with file managers with desktop management features
# lifted from:
# https://github.com/bakkeby/patches/blob/master/dwm/dwm-desktop_icons-6.3.diff

diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index f1d86b2..47ef45e 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ enum { CurNormal, CurResize, CurMove, CurLast }; /* cursor */
 enum { SchemeNorm, SchemeSel }; /* color schemes */
 enum { NetSupported, NetWMName, NetWMState, NetWMCheck,
        NetWMFullscreen, NetActiveWindow, NetWMWindowType,
+       NetWMWindowTypeDesktop,
        NetWMWindowTypeDialog, NetClientList, NetLast }; /* EWMH atoms */
 enum { WMProtocols, WMDelete, WMState, WMTakeFocus, WMLast }; /* default atoms */
 enum { ClkTagBar, ClkLtSymbol, ClkStatusText, ClkWinTitle,
@@ -1037,6 +1038,14 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 
 	c = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Client));
 	c->win = w;
+
+	if (getatomprop(c, netatom[NetWMWindowType]) == netatom[NetWMWindowTypeDesktop]) {
+		XMapWindow(dpy, c->win);
+		XLowerWindow(dpy, c->win);
+		free(c);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* geometry */
 	c->x = c->oldx = wa->x;
 	c->y = c->oldy = wa->y;
@@ -1578,6 +1587,7 @@ setup(void)
 	netatom[NetWMFullscreen] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN", False);
 	netatom[NetWMWindowType] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE", False);
 	netatom[NetWMWindowTypeDialog] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG", False);
+	netatom[NetWMWindowTypeDesktop] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP", False);
 	netatom[NetClientList] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_CLIENT_LIST", False);
 	/* init cursors */
 	cursor[CurNormal] = drw_cur_create(drw, XC_left_ptr);