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: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
To: Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jeremy <at> jeremyms.com>
Cc: 17537 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17537: x-window-property doesn't work for most properties
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 09:27:42 +0200

Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jeremy <at> 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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