Adding switchtag improvements

README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
-2019-11-26 - Added dmenumatchtop patch
+2019-11-26 - Added dmenumatchtop patch, added improvements to the switchtag patch based on ideas from the switchtotag patch
 
 2019-11-21 - Added fakefullscreenclient patch
 

dwm.c

@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ struct Client {
 	int basew, baseh, incw, inch, maxw, maxh, minw, minh;
 	int bw, oldbw;
 	unsigned int tags;
+	#if SWITCHTAG_PATCH
+	unsigned int switchtag;
+	#endif // SWITCHTAG_PATCH
 	int isfixed, isfloating, isurgent, neverfocus, oldstate, isfullscreen;
 	#if FAKEFULLSCREEN_CLIENT_PATCH
 	int fakefullscreen;
@@ -526,9 +529,14 @@ applyrules(Client *c)
 					newtagset = c->tags;
 
 				if (newtagset) {
+					c->switchtag = selmon->tagset[selmon->seltags];
 					c->mon->tagset[c->mon->seltags] = newtagset;
 					if (r->switchtag == 1)
+						#if PERTAG_PATCH
 						pertagview(&((Arg) { .ui = newtagset }));
+						#else
+						view(&((Arg) { .ui = newtagset }));
+						#endif // PERTAG_PATCH
 					arrange(c->mon);
 				}
 			}
@@ -3316,6 +3324,10 @@ unmanage(Client *c, int destroyed)
 	focus(NULL);
 	updateclientlist();
 	arrange(m);
+	#if SWITCHTAG_PATCH
+	if (c->switchtag)
+		view(&((Arg) { .ui = c->switchtag }));
+	#endif // SWITCHTAG_PATCH
 }
 
 void

patches.h

@@ -439,7 +439,10 @@
  *   1 automatically moves you to the tag of the newly opened application and
  *   2 enables the tag of the newly opened application in addition to your existing enabled tags
  *
+ * Closing that window reverts the view back to what it was before the window was opened.
+ *
  * https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-vanitygaps/blob/master/patches/dwm-switchtag-6.2.diff
+ * Also see https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/switchtotag
  */
 #define SWITCHTAG_PATCH 0