3 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/Ewmh.cc b/src/Ewmh.cc
index 8fede5e..afab938 100644
--- a/src/Ewmh.cc
+++ b/src/Ewmh.cc
@@ -382,8 +382,17 @@ void Ewmh::updateFocusedWindow(BScreen &screen, Window win) {
                                        (unsigned char *)&win, 1);
 }
 
+// EWMH says, regarding _NET_WM_STATE and _NET_WM_DESKTOP
+// The Window Manager should remove the property whenever a window is withdrawn
+// but it should leave the property in place when it is shutting down
 void Ewmh::updateClientClose(WinClient &winclient){
     updateClientList(winclient.screen());
+    if (!winclient.screen().isShuttingdown()) {
+        XDeleteProperty(FbTk::App::instance()->display(), winclient.window(),
+                        m_net_wm_state);
+        XDeleteProperty(FbTk::App::instance()->display(), winclient.window(),
+                        m_net_wm_desktop);
+    }
 }
 
 void Ewmh::updateClientList(BScreen &screen) {
diff --git a/src/Gnome.cc b/src/Gnome.cc
index c401f1b..94ff9e7 100644
--- a/src/Gnome.cc
+++ b/src/Gnome.cc
@@ -215,6 +215,17 @@ void Gnome::updateClientList(BScreen &screen) {
     delete[] wl;
 }
 
+void Gnome::updateClientClose(WinClient &client) {
+    if (client.screen().isShuttingdown()) {
+        XDeleteProperty(FbTk::App::instance()->display(), client.window(),
+                        m_gnome_wm_win_workspace);
+        XDeleteProperty(FbTk::App::instance()->display(), client.window(),
+                        m_gnome_wm_win_layer);
+        XDeleteProperty(FbTk::App::instance()->display(), client.window(),
+                        m_gnome_wm_win_state);
+    }
+}
+
 void Gnome::updateWorkspaceNames(BScreen &screen) {
 
     size_t number_of_desks = screen.getWorkspaceNames().size();
diff --git a/src/Gnome.hh b/src/Gnome.hh
index 3325e2f..2b07fab 100644
--- a/src/Gnome.hh
+++ b/src/Gnome.hh
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public:
     void updateWorkarea(BScreen &) { }
     void updateFocusedWindow(BScreen &, Window) { }
     void updateClientList(BScreen &screen);
+    void updateClientClose(WinClient &winclient);
     void updateWorkspaceNames(BScreen &screen);
     void updateCurrentWorkspace(BScreen &screen);
     void updateWorkspaceCount(BScreen &screen);
@@ -85,7 +86,6 @@ public:
         
     // ignore these ones
     void updateFrameClose(FluxboxWindow &win) {}
-    void updateClientClose(WinClient &winclient) {}
     bool propertyNotify(WinClient &winclient, Atom the_property);
 
 private: