WildBind.X11.Internal.Window

This is an internal module. Package users should not rely on this.

The Window data type

data Window

Information about window. You can inspect properties winInstance and winClass by wmctrl command.

$ wmctrl -lx
0x01400004 -1 xfce4-panel.Xfce4-panel  mydesktop xfce4-panel
0x01800003 -1 xfdesktop.Xfdesktop   mydesktop desktop
0x03800004  0 xfce4-terminal.Xfce4-terminal  mydesktop Terminal - toshio@mydesktop - byobu
0x03a000a7  0 emacs.Emacs23         mydesktop emacs@mydesktop
0x03e010fc  0 Navigator.Firefox     mydesktop debug-ito (Toshio Ito) - Mozilla Firefox
0x02600003  0 totem.Totem           mydesktop Movie Player

In the above example, the third column shows winInstance.winClass.

Instances

Show Window

Defined in WildBind.X11.Internal.Window

Methods

showsPrec :: Int -> Window -> ShowS

show :: Window -> String

showList :: [Window] -> ShowS

Eq Window

Defined in WildBind.X11.Internal.Window

Methods

(==) :: Window -> Window -> Bool

(/=) :: Window -> Window -> Bool

Ord Window

Defined in WildBind.X11.Internal.Window

Methods

compare :: Window -> Window -> Ordering

(<) :: Window -> Window -> Bool

(<=) :: Window -> Window -> Bool

(>) :: Window -> Window -> Bool

(>=) :: Window -> Window -> Bool

max :: Window -> Window -> Window

min :: Window -> Window -> Window

type ActiveWindow = Window

Use this type especially when the Window is active.

emptyWindow :: Window

An empty Window instance used for fallback and/or default value.

fromWinID :: Window -> Window

Create Window from X11's Window. Only for testing.

Since: 0.2.0.0

Accessor functions for Window

winInstance :: Window -> Text

name of the application instance (part of WM_CLASS property)

winClass :: Window -> Text

name of the application class (part of WM_CLASS property)

winName :: Window -> Text

what's shown in the title bar

project-internal accessor

winID :: Window -> Window

X11 window ID.

Since: 0.2.0.0

Functions

getActiveWindow :: Display -> IO ActiveWindow

Get currently active Window.

defaultRootWindowForDisplay :: Display -> Window

Get the default root window of the display.

Since: 0.2.0.0