'''wm overrideredirect''' ''window ?boolean?''

If ''boolean'' is specified, it must have a proper boolean form and the override-redirect flag for ''window'' is set to that value. If ''boolean'' is not specified then 1 or 0 is returned to indicate whether or not the override-redirect flag is currently set for ''window''. Setting the override-redirect flag for a window causes it to be ignored by the [window manager]; among other things, this means that the window will not be reparented from the root window into a decorative frame and the user will not be able to manipulate the window using the normal window manager mechanisms.

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[[Explain idea.]]

[[Explain uses--balloon help, screensaver, various wm manipulations, much else.]]

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See also:

   * [wm]
   * [window::or]

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