On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:48:34 +0800 Didier Casse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> On 8/31/05, The Rasterman Carsten Haitzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:21:32 +0800 Didier Casse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > babbled: > > > > > Hi all, > > > I have a question. I'm automating certain things at the > > > moment and I wanted to know how we can determine the window class via > > > command line for a particular app? Please don't tell me to execute > > > xprop WM_CLASS|cut -d \, -f 2 and click on every single window that I > > > find! > > > > execute and use xprop etc. there is no way to find out otherwise as the > > CODe in the APP SETs the property - and it may be set to any number of > > things. it may have nothnig to do with the executable as the exe may wrap > > other executables etc. it may use sdl to display and sdl loves to set > > menaingless names and classes of SDL etc. :) every app will vary. beware! :) > > > > Thanks for the reply mate. > > But this really sucks! :( Maybe we should compile a huge list of > window classes for every apps that people are using and generate a > text file. So that the next person who wants to build let's say 250 > eaps on the fly can instruct it's script to just read the window class > from the text file and move on. It's a wild idea but at least it's > one. inded... OR .. how about we just build a whole lot of .eap's ready-to-use :) > I've concocted some pretty nice scripts but without getting a proper > window class, they are pretty much useless. yeah. you can also use title as well to match - if you didnt notice. we also shoudl be putting iconclasses into .eap's it really is a manual process per app. icon classes are VERY important in the future for themes. for example a .eap may have an icon class of: eterm,terminal,xterm that means IF a theme icon called "eterm" exists it can override this eap ioc - if that doesnt exuist it looks for "terminal" and then "xterm" in order. if any of these exist in the theme - they are used instead of the eap icon. if none exist then the eap icon is used. we shoudl be creating eaps with all this info. more examples firefox icon-class: firefox,mozilla,webbrowser,internet evolution icon-class: evolution,mailer eterm icon-class: eterm,xterm,terminal etc. so themes can later provide nice icons for a lot of common apps or categories of apps etc. :) > -- > With kind regards, > Didier. > > ------------ > Yum/apt repository for DR17/EFL: http://sps.nus.edu.sg/~didierbe > > Didier F.B Casse > PhD candidate, Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS) > National University of Singapore. > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 裸好多 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tokyo, Japan (東京 日本) ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
