Re: [dev] xid of a current window

From: Swiatoslaw Gal <swiatoslaw.gal_AT_univie.ac.at>
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:13:09 +0200

---------- From Ivan Kanakarakis 25-03-2012 at 15:20 ----------
> if you don't want to write something of your own, then
>
> $ xprop -root _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW
> > _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW(WINDOW): window id # 0x400050

xprop -root shows me the values of the folowing fields:
CUT_BUFFER0(STRING)
WM_NAME(STRING)
_NET_SUPPORTED(ATOM)
ESETROOT_PMAP_ID(PIXMAP)
_XROOTPMAP_ID(PIXMAP)
RESOURCE_MANAGER(STRING)
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING)
XFree86_VT(INTEGER)
XFree86_DDC_EDID1_RAWDATA(INTEGER)

> $ xdotool getactivewindow
XGetWindowProperty[_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW] failed (code=1)
xdo_get_active_window reported an error

> will work, as long as your wm supports and correctly sets _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW
I assume that this is not the case.
I am using dwm. Does it matter?

s.
Received on Sun Mar 25 2012 - 15:13:09 CEST