On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 07:34:52 -0700 Nathan Laredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> I realize this isn't exactly what you were asking to do, but perhaps you
> should look at the manpage for XCirculateSubwindows.
>
> XCirculateSubwindowsDown will lower your top window to the bottom and
> the one below it will be on top. This is very similar to what you
> wanted to do and doesn't require you to parse the window tree.
>
> Keep in mind though, for some users, the topmost window is not always
> the one that has focus (this is even true of win32 programming when
> focus follows pointer (or win32 XMouse) is set), and you must
> specifically set input focus to the window. Also some users detest
> it (read as "I hate it") when window stacking order is changed on them
> by applications.
also remember to not circulate the windowmanager frame windows... the wm will be
most upset if you do this... MOST upset. just circulate the app windows
> -- Nathan Laredo
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>
> On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:02:05 +0300, Eugen Andronic
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > I'm new to X window programming, so maybe my problem is very simple for many
> > of you. The problem is:
> > I have a "stack" of apps running on top of the X. None of them are "stay on
> > top". Let's say the following windows are on the system:
> >
> > desktop, x1, x2, ....., xn
> >
> > From the xi window I want to find the main window of the app bellow xi (
> > let's say xi-1) and to give it the focus.
> >
> > My attempt was:
> > int root;
> > int parent;
> > unsigned int nchildren;
> > int* children;
> > Display* d;
> >
> > d = XOpenDisplay("");
> > int w = XDefaultRootWindow(d); //w should be the desktop
> > int ret = XQueryTree(d, w, (Window*)&root, (Window*)&parent,
> > (Window**)&children, &nchildren );
> >
> > I have the ID of my window and I want to find which is the window imediately
> > bellow it. Following the man of XQueryTree I thought the IDs are from bottom
> > to top but I'm not sure the list is "sorted" from the point of view of "Z"
> > order.
> > so, my need is ID_bellow_me = Some_Func_To_Find_The_ID();
> >
> > and then,
> > XSetInputFocus( d, ID_bellow_me, RevertToNone, CurrentTime );
> > XFree( children );
> > XCloseDisplay(d);
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> > Eugen
> >
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