Michael JasonSmith wrote: > > On Fri, 2002-02-15 at 22:34, Vik Olliver wrote: > > Anyone know of a command line util that can tell me if an X app is > > minimised? > IIRC an X app' does not know if it is minimised :) The closest thing to > look for is the "IsMapped" field in "xwininfo", which will tell you if > the window is visible or not. This is *not* the same thing as being > minimised or not: an unmapped window may be on a different desktop, > shaded, minimised, or simply not visible.
Or in the case of Evolution, the field can remain unchanged whether it is maximised or iconic - which is the problem I have. I've found a utility - xwit - that I can maximise apps with, so things can work, just not as well as I want them to. Vik :v) -- /"\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /"\ \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign One of The Olliver Family \ / X - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail http://olliver.family.gen.nz X / \ - NO MSWord docs in e-mail Public PGP key available there / \
