[kde-linux] Testing open window

[Kevin Krammer]

On Monday 17 April 2006 16:49, Alain M. wrote:
> Kevin Krammer escreveu:
> > On Saturday 15 April 2006 00:55, Alain M. wrote:
> >> How do I detect that a certain program has an open window? Preferably
> >> with shell script commands.
> >
> > Maybe with xwininfo and/or xprop
>
> Thanks, xwininfo appears to be what I want, but there is a problem:
> either I have to give the ID or the full name. The problem is that the
> full name is "Linux Kde - alainm at pobox.com - Thunderbird" where the
> middle part is not fixed.
>
> How do I store the ID of a window that I have just created (from a
> script)? or how go I get a list of all open windows to search for the
> one I want?

I think xwininfo -root -tree lists all windows

Cheers,
Kevin

-- 
Kevin Krammer <kevin.krammer at gmx.at>
Qt/KDE Developer, Debian User
Moderator: www.mrunix.de (German), www.qtcentre.org
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