From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
To: Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jeremy@jeremyms.com>
Cc: 17537@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17537: x-window-property doesn't work for most properties
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 09:27:42 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <mvmha4jpp5d.fsf@hawking.suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKJfoCFBQ+WyTQ2WkgsyQLF0__DpgPhUDeMvdBFDPuyHG-RM4g@mail.gmail.com> (Jeremy Maitin-Shepard's message of "Tue, 20 May 2014 18:12:01 -0700")
Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jeremy@jeremyms.com> writes:
> x-window-property seems to return nil for most properties.
>
> (x-window-property "WM_HINTS") -> returns non-nil
>
> (x-window-property "WM_NAME") -> returns nil even though the property is
> set (and displayed by xprop)
>
> (x-window-property "_NET_WM_STATE") -> returns nil even though property is
> set
>
> In fact I haven't found any property I can read other than WM_HINTS.
You can, if you use the same window id for the target window as xprop
(or build emacs without toolkit).
Andreas.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-05-21 7:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-05-21 1:12 bug#17537: x-window-property doesn't work for most properties Jeremy Maitin-Shepard
2014-05-21 7:27 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2014-05-21 7:57 ` Jeremy Maitin-Shepard
2014-05-21 15:42 ` Jan Djärv
2014-05-24 8:42 ` Jan Djärv
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