diff -rc icewm-1.3.7.orig/src/wmapp.cc icewm-1.3.7/src/wmapp.cc
*** icewm-1.3.7.orig/src/wmapp.cc	2010-10-31 15:09:36.000000000 +0100
--- icewm-1.3.7/src/wmapp.cc	2012-01-08 23:24:33.177438643 +0100
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*** 187,193 ****
          _XA_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW,
          _XA_NET_CLOSE_WINDOW,
          _XA_NET_WM_STRUT,
-         _XA_NET_WORKAREA,
          _XA_NET_WM_STATE,
          _XA_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT,
          _XA_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ,
--- 187,192 ----
diff -rc icewm-1.3.7.orig/src/wmmgr.cc icewm-1.3.7/src/wmmgr.cc
*** icewm-1.3.7.orig/src/wmmgr.cc	2010-10-31 15:09:36.000000000 +0100
--- icewm-1.3.7/src/wmmgr.cc	2012-01-08 23:24:32.250778081 +0100
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*** 2114,2124 ****
          area[ws * 4 + 3] = fWorkArea[ws][0].fMaxY - fWorkArea[ws][0].fMinY;
      }
  
-     XChangeProperty(xapp->display(), handle(),
-                     _XA_NET_WORKAREA,
-                     XA_CARDINAL,
-                     32, PropModeReplace,
-                     (unsigned char *)area, nw * 4);
      delete [] area;
  #endif
  #ifdef GNOME1_HINTS
--- 2114,2119 ----
diff -rc icewm-1.3.7.orig/src/wmmgr.h icewm-1.3.7/src/wmmgr.h
*** icewm-1.3.7.orig/src/wmmgr.h	2010-10-31 15:09:36.000000000 +0100
--- icewm-1.3.7/src/wmmgr.h	2012-01-08 23:24:33.810768668 +0100
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*** 297,303 ****
  extern Atom _XA_NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP;             // OK
  ///extern Atom _XA_NET_DESKTOP_NAMES;            // N/A
  extern Atom _XA_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW;               // OK
- extern Atom _XA_NET_WORKAREA;                    // OK
  extern Atom _XA_NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK;         // OK
  ///extern Atom _XA_NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK;      // N/A
  extern Atom _XA_NET_CLOSE_WINDOW;                // OK
--- 297,302 ----
diff -rc icewm-1.3.7.orig/src/yxapp.cc icewm-1.3.7/src/yxapp.cc
*** icewm-1.3.7.orig/src/yxapp.cc	2010-10-31 15:09:36.000000000 +0100
--- icewm-1.3.7/src/yxapp.cc	2012-01-08 23:24:32.720775050 +0100
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*** 67,73 ****
  Atom _XA_NET_CLIENT_LIST_STACKING;
  Atom _XA_NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS;
  Atom _XA_NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP;
- Atom _XA_NET_WORKAREA;
  Atom _XA_NET_WM_MOVERESIZE;
  
  Atom _XA_NET_WM_STRUT;
--- 67,72 ----
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*** 286,292 ****
          { &_XA_NET_CLIENT_LIST_STACKING, "_NET_CLIENT_LIST_STACKING" },
          { &_XA_NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS, "_NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS" },
          { &_XA_NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP, "_NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP" },
-         { &_XA_NET_WORKAREA, "_NET_WORKAREA" },
          { &_XA_NET_WM_MOVERESIZE, "_NET_WM_MOVERESIZE" },
  
          { &_XA_NET_WM_STRUT, "_NET_WM_STRUT" },
--- 285,290 ----