2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/conf.h b/src/conf.h
index ed6d7c2..2002a3e 100644
--- a/src/conf.h
+++ b/src/conf.h
@@ -68,4 +68,9 @@
 /* Maximum depth of a link. Used in the 'link' command. */
 #define MAX_LINK_DEPTH 16
 
+/* Bad window messages can be safely ignored now that ratpoison has
+   become stable enough. Comment this line if you wish to be notified
+   about bad window messages. */
+#define IGNORE_BADWINDOW 1
+
 #endif /* !_ _RATPOISON_CONF_H */
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ae698c5..5980ce1 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -211,7 +211,11 @@ handler (Display *d, XErrorEvent *e)
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   }  
 
+#ifdef IGNORE_BADWINDOW
+  return 0;
+#else
   if (ignore_badwindow && e->error_code == BadWindow) return 0;
+#endif
 
   XGetErrorText (d, e->error_code, error_msg, sizeof (error_msg));
   fprintf (stderr, "ratpoison: ERROR: %s!\n", error_msg);