commit 052ffae1924a2760baa32f41e01de82e73e0bc5e
from: Anselm R Garbe <anselm@garbe.us>
date: Wed Mar 31 21:43:49 2010 UTC

applied Connor's subwindow patch

commit - eededaa76fb12c10d6de3cb5fcf1479efd39ad75
commit + 052ffae1924a2760baa32f41e01de82e73e0bc5e
blob - 61779066b76307e9c045c748690549e2471aea4e
blob + fd9baaae6bfd82b7ee25aa39ceee50f85b4228c8
--- dmenu.c
+++ dmenu.c
@@ -768,6 +768,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		}
 		else if(!strcmp(argv[i], "-b"))
 			topbar = False;
+		else if(!strcmp(argv[i], "-e")) {
+			if(++i < argc) root = atoi(argv[i]);
+		}
 		else if(!strcmp(argv[i], "-l")) {
 			vlist = True;
 			calcoffsets = calcoffsetsv;
@@ -801,7 +804,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	if(!(dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
 		eprint("dmenu: cannot open display\n");
 	screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
-	root = RootWindow(dpy, screen);
+	if(!root)
+		root = RootWindow(dpy, screen);
 
 	if(isatty(STDIN_FILENO)) {
 		readstdin();