--- a/client.c	Sat Aug 18 11:40:25 2007 +0200
+++ b/client.c	Sat Aug 18 13:48:05 2007 +0200
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 /* static */
 
+static char config[128];
+
 static void
 attachstack(Client *c) {
 	c->snext = stack;
@@ -179,8 +181,31 @@
 		XKillClient(dpy, sel->win);
 }
 
+Bool
+loadconfig(Client *c) {
+	unsigned int i;
+	Bool result = False;
+	XTextProperty name;
+
+	/* check if window has set a property */
+	name.nitems = 0;
+	XGetTextProperty(dpy, c->win, &name, dwmconfig);
+	if(name.nitems && name.encoding == XA_STRING) {
+		strncpy(config, (char *)name.value, sizeof config - 1);
+		config[sizeof config - 1] = '\0';
+		XFree(name.value);
+		for(i = 0; i < ntags && i < sizeof config - 1 && config[i] != '\0'; i++)
+			if((c->tags[i] = config[i] == '1'))
+				result = True;
+		if(i < sizeof config - 1 && config[i] != '\0')
+			c->isfloating = config[i] == '1';
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+
 void
 manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa) {
+	unsigned int i;
 	Client *c, *t = NULL;
 	Window trans;
 	Status rettrans;
@@ -221,9 +246,14 @@
 	updatetitle(c);
 	if((rettrans = XGetTransientForHint(dpy, w, &trans) == Success))
 		for(t = clients; t && t->win != trans; t = t->next);
-	settags(c, t);
+	if(t)
+		for(i = 0; i < ntags; i++)
+			c->tags[i] = t->tags[i];
+	if(!loadconfig(c))
+		applyrules(c);
 	if(!c->isfloating)
 		c->isfloating = (rettrans == Success) || c->isfixed;
+	saveconfig(c);
 	attach(c);
 	attachstack(c);
 	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, c->win, c->x, c->y, c->w, c->h); /* some windows require this */
@@ -295,6 +325,19 @@
 }
 
 void
+saveconfig(Client *c) {
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for(i = 0; i < ntags && i < sizeof config - 1; i++)
+		config[i] = c->tags[i] ? '1' : '0';
+	if(i < sizeof config - 1)
+		config[i++] = c->isfloating ? '1' : '0';
+	config[i] = '\0';
+	XChangeProperty(dpy, c->win, dwmconfig, XA_STRING, 8,
+			PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *)config, i);
+}
+
+void
 unban(Client *c) {
 	if(!c->isbanned)
 		return;

--- a/dwm.h	Sat Aug 18 11:40:25 2007 +0200
+++ b/dwm.h	Sat Aug 18 13:48:05 2007 +0200
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@
 void detach(Client *c);			/* detaches c from global client list */
 void focus(Client *c);			/* focus c if visible && !NULL, or focus top visible */
 void killclient(const char *arg);	/* kill sel  nicely */
+Bool loadconfig(Client *c);		/* loads client properties */
 void manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa);	/* manage new client */
 void resize(Client *c, int x, int y,
 		int w, int h, Bool sizehints);	/* resize with given coordinates c*/
+void saveconfig(Client *c);		/* saves client properties */
 void unban(Client *c);			/* unbans c */
 void unmanage(Client *c, long state);	/* unmanage c */
 void updatesizehints(Client *c);	/* update the size hint variables of c */
@@ -132,9 +134,9 @@
 int xerror(Display *dsply, XErrorEvent *ee);	/* dwm's X error handler */
 
 /* tag.c */
+void applyrules(Client *c);		/* applies rules to c */
 void compileregs(void);			/* initialize regexps of rules defined in config.h */
 Bool isvisible(Client *c);		/* returns True if client is visible */
-void settags(Client *c, Client *trans);	/* sets tags of c */
 void tag(const char *arg);		/* tags sel with arg's index */
 void togglefloating(const char *arg);	/* toggles sel between floating/tiled state */
 void toggletag(const char *arg);	/* toggles sel tags with arg's index */

--- a/layout.c	Sat Aug 18 11:40:25 2007 +0200
+++ b/layout.c	Sat Aug 18 13:48:05 2007 +0200
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 } Layout;
 
 unsigned int blw = 0;
-static unsigned int sellayout = 0; /* default */
+static unsigned int ltidx = 0; /* default */
 
 static void
 floating(void) { /* default floating layout */
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 			unban(c);
 		else
 			ban(c);
-	layouts[sellayout].arrange();
+	layouts[ltidx].arrange();
 	focus(NULL);
 	restack();
 }
@@ -76,25 +76,25 @@
 const char *
 getsymbol(void)
 {
-	return layouts[sellayout].symbol;
+	return layouts[ltidx].symbol;
 }
 
 Bool
 isfloating(void) {
-	return layouts[sellayout].arrange == floating;
+	return layouts[ltidx].arrange == floating;
 }
 
 Bool
 isarrange(void (*func)())
 {
-	return func == layouts[sellayout].arrange;
+	return func == layouts[ltidx].arrange;
 }
 
 void
 initlayouts(void) {
 	unsigned int i, w;
 
-	/* TODO deserialize sellayout if present */
+	/* TODO deserialize ltidx if present */
 	nlayouts = sizeof layouts / sizeof layouts[0];
 	for(blw = i = 0; i < nlayouts; i++) {
 		w = textw(layouts[i].symbol);
@@ -143,14 +143,14 @@
 	int i;
 
 	if(!arg) {
-		if(++sellayout == nlayouts)
-			sellayout = 0;;
+		if(++ltidx == nlayouts)
+			ltidx = 0;;
 	}
 	else {
 		i = atoi(arg);
 		if(i < 0 || i >= nlayouts)
 			return;
-		sellayout = i;
+		ltidx = i;
 	}
 	if(sel)
 		arrange();

--- a/tag.c	Sat Aug 18 11:40:25 2007 +0200
+++ b/tag.c	Sat Aug 18 13:48:05 2007 +0200
@@ -27,19 +27,6 @@
 static unsigned int nrules = 0;
 static char prop[512];
 
-static void
-persistconfig(Client *c) {
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for(i = 0; i < ntags && i < sizeof prop - 1; i++)
-		prop[i] = c->tags[i] ? '1' : '0';
-	if(i < sizeof prop - 1)
-		prop[i++] = c->isfloating ? '1' : '0';
-	prop[i] = '\0';
-	XChangeProperty(dpy, c->win, dwmconfig, XA_STRING, 8,
-			PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *)prop, i);
-}
-
 static unsigned int
 idxoftag(const char *tag) {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -53,6 +40,37 @@
 /* extern */
 
 void
+applyrules(Client *c) {
+	unsigned int i, j;
+	regmatch_t tmp;
+	Bool matched = False;
+	XClassHint ch = { 0 };
+
+	/* rule matching */
+	XGetClassHint(dpy, c->win, &ch);
+	snprintf(prop, sizeof prop, "%s:%s:%s",
+			ch.res_class ? ch.res_class : "",
+			ch.res_name ? ch.res_name : "", c->name);
+	for(i = 0; i < nrules; i++)
+		if(regs[i].propregex && !regexec(regs[i].propregex, prop, 1, &tmp, 0)) {
+			c->isfloating = rules[i].isfloating;
+			for(j = 0; regs[i].tagregex && j < ntags; j++) {
+				if(!regexec(regs[i].tagregex, tags[j], 1, &tmp, 0)) {
+					matched = True;
+					c->tags[j] = True;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	if(ch.res_class)
+		XFree(ch.res_class);
+	if(ch.res_name)
+		XFree(ch.res_name);
+	if(!matched)
+		for(i = 0; i < ntags; i++)
+			c->tags[i] = seltags[i];
+}
+
+void
 compileregs(void) {
 	unsigned int i;
 	regex_t *reg;
@@ -90,60 +108,6 @@
 }
 
 void
-settags(Client *c, Client *trans) {
-	unsigned int i, j;
-	regmatch_t tmp;
-	Bool matched = trans != NULL;
-	XClassHint ch = { 0 };
-	XTextProperty name;
-
-	if(matched) {
-		for(i = 0; i < ntags; i++)
-			c->tags[i] = trans->tags[i];
-	}
-	else {
-		/* check if window has set a property */
-		name.nitems = 0;
-		XGetTextProperty(dpy, c->win, &name, dwmconfig);
-		if(name.nitems && name.encoding == XA_STRING) {
-			strncpy(prop, (char *)name.value, sizeof prop - 1);
-			prop[sizeof prop - 1] = '\0';
-			XFree(name.value);
-			for(i = 0; i < ntags && i < sizeof prop - 1 && prop[i] != '\0'; i++)
-				if((c->tags[i] = prop[i] == '1'))
-					matched = True;
-			if(i < sizeof prop - 1 && prop[i] != '\0')
-				c->isfloating = prop[i] == '1';
-		}
-	}
-	if(!matched) {
-		/* rule matching */
-		XGetClassHint(dpy, c->win, &ch);
-		snprintf(prop, sizeof prop, "%s:%s:%s",
-				ch.res_class ? ch.res_class : "",
-				ch.res_name ? ch.res_name : "", c->name);
-		for(i = 0; i < nrules; i++)
-			if(regs[i].propregex && !regexec(regs[i].propregex, prop, 1, &tmp, 0)) {
-				c->isfloating = rules[i].isfloating;
-				for(j = 0; regs[i].tagregex && j < ntags; j++) {
-					if(!regexec(regs[i].tagregex, tags[j], 1, &tmp, 0)) {
-						matched = True;
-						c->tags[j] = True;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		if(ch.res_class)
-			XFree(ch.res_class);
-		if(ch.res_name)
-			XFree(ch.res_name);
-	}
-	if(!matched)
-		for(i = 0; i < ntags; i++)
-			c->tags[i] = seltags[i];
-	persistconfig(c);
-}
-
-void
 tag(const char *arg) {
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -154,7 +118,7 @@
 	i = idxoftag(arg);
 	if(i >= 0 && i < ntags)
 		sel->tags[i] = True;
-	persistconfig(sel);
+	saveconfig(sel);
 	arrange();
 }
 
@@ -165,7 +129,7 @@
 	sel->isfloating = !sel->isfloating;
 	if(sel->isfloating) {
 		resize(sel, sel->x, sel->y, sel->w, sel->h, True);
-		persistconfig(sel);
+		saveconfig(sel);
 	}
 	arrange();
 }
@@ -181,7 +145,7 @@
 	for(j = 0; j < ntags && !sel->tags[j]; j++);
 	if(j == ntags)
 		sel->tags[i] = True;
-	persistconfig(sel);
+	saveconfig(sel);
 	arrange();
 }