sdf writes:

> Hi.
> I have slightly lame question. How can I get textual title of current
> (focused) window in running X windows system?

XGetWMName

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Måns Rullgård
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On 2007-12-06, Måns Rullgård wrote:
>
> sdf writes:
>
>> Hi.
>> I have slightly lame question. How can I get textual title of current
>> (focused) window in running X windows system?
>
> XGetWMName

.... which you must call of course, after you find out which window has
the input focus by calling XGetInputFocus.

Btw, XGetWMName is a convenience function. The window name is simply
stored in a property called WM_NAME, on each window.

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John Tsiombikas (Nuclear / Mindlapse)
http://nuclear.sdf-eu.org/

On Dec 5, 10:55 pm, sdf wrote:
> Hi.
> I have slightly lame question. How can I get textual title of current
> (focused) window in running X windows system?

XGetInputFocus will tell you which window is currently focussed. Then
read that window's WM_NAME property.

Please don't multi-post. Cross post, if you must.

-Ed

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