made fullscreen apps working fine in floating mode (there is no sane way to make them work in tiled mode, thus I switch to floating mode if I run such kind of app), also fixed the xterm issue reported by Sander

client.c

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * See LICENSE file for license details.
  */
 #include "dwm.h"
-
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 	c->h = wa->height;
 	c->th = bh;
 
-	c->border = 1;
+	c->border = 0;
 	setsize(c);
 
 	if(c->h != sh && c->y < bh)
@@ -254,8 +253,7 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 	if(!c->isfloat)
 		c->isfloat = trans
 			|| (c->maxw && c->minw &&
-				c->maxw == c->minw && c->maxh == c->minh)
-			|| (c->w == sw && c->h == sh);
+				c->maxw == c->minw && c->maxh == c->minh);
 	settitle(c);
 	arrange(NULL);
 
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@ resize(Client *c, Bool sizehints, Corner sticky)
 {
 	int bottom = c->y + c->h;
 	int right = c->x + c->w;
-	XConfigureEvent e;
+	/*XConfigureEvent e;*/
 	XWindowChanges wc;
 
 	if(sizehints) {
@@ -302,21 +300,11 @@ resize(Client *c, Bool sizehints, Corner sticky)
 	wc.y = c->y;
 	wc.width = c->w;
 	wc.height = c->h;
+	if(c->w == sw && c->h == sh)
+		wc.border_width = 0;
+	else
 		wc.border_width = 1;
-	XConfigureWindow(dpy, c->win,
-			CWX|CWY|CWWidth|CWHeight|CWBorderWidth, &wc);
-
-	e.type = ConfigureNotify;
-	e.event = c->win;
-	e.window = c->win;
-	e.x = c->x;
-	e.y = c->y;
-	e.width = c->w;
-	e.height = c->h;
-	e.border_width = c->border;
-	e.above = None;
-	e.override_redirect = False;
-	XSendEvent(dpy, c->win, False, StructureNotifyMask, (XEvent *)&e);
+	XConfigureWindow(dpy, c->win, CWX|CWY|CWWidth|CWHeight|CWBorderWidth, &wc);
 	XSync(dpy, False);
 }
 
@@ -403,8 +391,8 @@ togglemax(Arg *arg)
 		oh = sel->h;
 		sel->x = sx;
 		sel->y = sy + bh;
-		sel->w = sw - 2 * sel->border;
-		sel->h = sh - 2 * sel->border - bh;
+		sel->w = sw - 2;
+		sel->h = sh - 2 - bh;
 
 		higher(sel);
 		resize(sel, False, TopLeft);

config.arg.h

@@ -3,15 +3,6 @@
  * See LICENSE file for license details.
  */
 
-#define DEFMODE			dotile /* dofloat */
-#define FONT			"-*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-*"
-#define BGCOLOR			"#0a2c2d"
-#define FGCOLOR			"#ddeeee"
-#define BORDERCOLOR		"#176164"
-#define MODKEY			Mod1Mask
-#define NUMLOCKMASK		Mod2Mask
-#define MASTERW			52 /* percent */
-
 enum { Tfnord, Tdev, Tnet, Twork, Tmisc, TLast };
 #define TAGS \
 char *tags[TLast] = { \
@@ -21,7 +12,16 @@ char *tags[TLast] = { \
 	[Twork] = "work", \
 	[Tmisc] = "misc", \
 };
+
+#define DEFMODE			dotile /* dofloat */
 #define DEFTAG			Tdev
+#define FONT			"-*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-*"
+#define BGCOLOR			"#0a2c2d"
+#define FGCOLOR			"#ddeeee"
+#define BORDERCOLOR		"#176164"
+#define MODKEY			Mod1Mask
+#define NUMLOCKMASK		Mod2Mask
+#define MASTERW			52 /* percent */
 
 #define KEYS \
 	const char *browse[] = { "firefox", NULL }; \

config.h

@@ -3,15 +3,6 @@
  * See LICENSE file for license details.
  */
 
-#define DEFMODE			dotile /* dofloat */
-#define FONT			"fixed"
-#define BGCOLOR			"#666699"
-#define FGCOLOR			"#eeeeee"
-#define BORDERCOLOR		"#9999CC"
-#define MODKEY			Mod1Mask
-#define NUMLOCKMASK		Mod2Mask
-#define MASTERW			52 /* percent */
-
 enum { Tfnord, Tdev, Tnet, Twork, Tmisc, TLast };
 #define TAGS \
 char *tags[TLast] = { \
@@ -21,7 +12,16 @@ char *tags[TLast] = { \
 	[Twork] = "work", \
 	[Tmisc] = "misc", \
 };
+
+#define DEFMODE			dotile /* dofloat */
 #define DEFTAG			Tdev
+#define FONT			"fixed"
+#define BGCOLOR			"#666699"
+#define FGCOLOR			"#eeeeee"
+#define BORDERCOLOR		"#9999CC"
+#define MODKEY			Mod1Mask
+#define NUMLOCKMASK		Mod2Mask
+#define MASTERW			52 /* percent */
 
 #define KEYS \
 	const char *term[] = { "xterm", NULL }; \

draw.c

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * See LICENSE file for license details.
  */
 #include "dwm.h"
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <X11/Xlocale.h>

dwm.h

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  * See LICENSE file for license details.
  */
 
-#include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include CONFIG
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
 
 /* mask shorthands, used in event.c and client.c */
 #define BUTTONMASK		(ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask)
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ struct Client {
 	int tx, ty, tw, th; /* title */
 	int basew, baseh, incw, inch, maxw, maxh, minw, minh;
 	int grav;
-	unsigned int border;
 	long flags; 
+	unsigned int border;
 	Bool isfloat;
 	Bool ismax;
 	Client *next;

event.c

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * See LICENSE file for license details.
  */
 #include "dwm.h"
-
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <X11/keysym.h>
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
@@ -151,11 +150,13 @@ configurerequest(XEvent *e)
 {
 	Client *c;
 	XConfigureRequestEvent *ev = &e->xconfigurerequest;
+	XEvent synev;
 	XWindowChanges wc;
+	unsigned long newmask;
 
-	ev->value_mask &= ~CWSibling;
 	if((c = getclient(ev->window))) {
 		gravitate(c, True);
+		if(c->isfloat) {
 			if(ev->value_mask & CWX)
 				c->x = ev->x;
 			if(ev->value_mask & CWY)
@@ -164,19 +165,45 @@ configurerequest(XEvent *e)
 				c->w = ev->width;
 			if(ev->value_mask & CWHeight)
 				c->h = ev->height;
-		if(ev->value_mask & CWBorderWidth)
-			c->border = 1;
-		gravitate(c, False);
-		resize(c, True, TopLeft);
 		}
+		if(ev->value_mask & CWBorderWidth)
+			c->border = ev->border_width;
+		gravitate(c, False);
 
+		resize(c, True, TopLeft);
+
+		wc.x = c->x;
+		wc.y = c->y;
+		wc.width = c->w;
+		wc.height = c->h;
+		newmask = ev->value_mask & (~(CWSibling | CWStackMode | CWBorderWidth));
+		if(newmask)
+			XConfigureWindow(dpy, c->win, newmask, &wc);
+		else {
+			synev.type = ConfigureNotify;
+			synev.xconfigure.display = dpy;
+			synev.xconfigure.event = c->win;
+			synev.xconfigure.window = c->win;
+			synev.xconfigure.x = c->x;
+			synev.xconfigure.y = c->y;
+			synev.xconfigure.width = c->w;
+			synev.xconfigure.height = c->h;
+			synev.xconfigure.border_width = c->border;
+			synev.xconfigure.above = None;
+			/* Send synthetic ConfigureNotify */
+			XSendEvent(dpy, c->win, True, NoEventMask, &synev);
+		}
+	}
+	else {
 		wc.x = ev->x;
 		wc.y = ev->y;
 		wc.width = ev->width;
 		wc.height = ev->height;
-	wc.border_width = 1;
-	XConfigureWindow(dpy, ev->window,
-			CWX|CWY|CWWidth|CWHeight|CWBorderWidth, &wc);
+		wc.border_width = ev->border_width;
+		wc.sibling = ev->above;
+		wc.stack_mode = ev->detail;
+		XConfigureWindow(dpy, ev->window, ev->value_mask, &wc);
+	}
 	XSync(dpy, False);
 }
 

main.c

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "dwm.h"
-
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 #include <X11/Xproto.h>
 
-
 /* static */
 
 static int (*xerrorxlib)(Display *, XErrorEvent *);
@@ -165,6 +163,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int i;
 	unsigned int mask;
 	fd_set rd;
+	Bool readin = True;
 	Window w;
 	XEvent ev;
 	XSetWindowAttributes wa;
@@ -251,6 +250,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* main event loop, reads status text from stdin as well */
 	while(running) {
 		FD_ZERO(&rd);
+		if(readin)
 			FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &rd);
 		FD_SET(ConnectionNumber(dpy), &rd);
 
@@ -267,11 +267,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 						(handler[ev.type])(&ev); /* call handler */
 				}
 			}
-			if(FD_ISSET(STDIN_FILENO, &rd)) {
-				if(!fgets(stext, sizeof(stext), stdin))
-					break;
-				else 
+			if(readin && FD_ISSET(STDIN_FILENO, &rd)) {
+				readin = NULL != fgets(stext, sizeof(stext), stdin);
+				if(readin)
 					stext[strlen(stext) - 1] = 0;
+				else 
+					strcpy(stext, "broken pipe");
 				drawstatus();
 			}
 		}

tag.c

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * See LICENSE file for license details.
  */
 #include "dwm.h"
-
 #include <regex.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -86,26 +85,26 @@ dotile(Arg *arg)
 			if(n == 1) {
 				c->x = sx;
 				c->y = sy + bh;
-				c->w = sw - 2 * c->border;
-				c->h = sh - 2 * c->border - bh;
+				c->w = sw - 2;
+				c->h = sh - 2 - bh;
 			}
 			else if(i == 0) {
 				c->x = sx;
 				c->y = sy + bh;
-				c->w = mw - 2 * c->border;
-				c->h = sh - 2 * c->border - bh;
+				c->w = mw - 2;
+				c->h = sh - 2 - bh;
 			}
 			else if(h > bh) {
 				c->x = sx + mw;
 				c->y = sy + (i - 1) * h + bh;
-				c->w = w - 2 * c->border;
-				c->h = h - 2 * c->border;
+				c->w = w - 2;
+				c->h = h - 2;
 			}
 			else { /* fallback if h < bh */
 				c->x = sx + mw;
 				c->y = sy + bh;
-				c->w = w - 2 * c->border;
-				c->h = sh - 2 * c->border - bh;
+				c->w = w - 2;
+				c->h = sh - 2 - bh;
 			}
 			resize(c, False, TopLeft);
 			i++;

util.c

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * See LICENSE file for license details.
  */
 #include "dwm.h"
-
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>