GNU bug report logs - #17537
x-window-property doesn't work for most properties

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jeremy <at> jeremyms.com>

Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 02:43:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jeremy <at> jeremyms.com>
Subject: bug#17537: closed (Re: bug#17537: x-window-property doesn't work
 for most properties)
Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 08:43:02 +0000
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Your bug report

#17537: x-window-property doesn't work for most properties

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 17537 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
To: Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jeremy <at> jeremyms.com>
Cc: 17537-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
Subject: Re: bug#17537: x-window-property doesn't work for most properties
Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 10:42:32 +0200
Hi.

2014-05-21 17:42, Jan Djärv skrev:
>
> Another alternative is that x-window-property tries outer-id if inner-id gives
> nothing.

I implemented this in the trunk, closing bug.

	Jan D.


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From: Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jeremy <at> jeremyms.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: x-window-property doesn't work for most properties
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 18:12:01 -0700
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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.

I know this worked with previous version of Emacs.

Version:

GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.10.7) of
2014-01-28 on var-lib-archbuild-extra-x86_64-juergen
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