Ta. It makes sense.. You can find the fork here [1]. --dformat is new arg for changing default and display format, so you don`t need to change it for each property (i`m using it for strings)
Rene [1] https://github.com/gadefox/xprop On 10:19, Wed, 26 Jan 2022 Thomas Dickey <dic...@his.com wrote: > On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 01:56:55PM +0100, René wrote: > > I redeveloped `xprop.., so it fits my expectations: > > - the tool does not allocate 1MB every time > > - no limit for buffer > > - refacturing the code > > - colorized output > > --raw param for scripts > > - bug fixing > > - $@ tag for pro name > > $# tag for prop type > > $^^ tag for separator > > - no need to use `sed for paring the output e.g. I just use --dformat > (def. > > format)=$8s:$0 --raw for getting string prop. or --dformat=8s:$^:^$0+ for > > the list > > where is "--dformat" defined? (which tool) > > > - double --args with = > > - src is split to more files > > - no exit fn call > > - memory releasing at the end > > > > please note it's not small patch so I don't know how to upload the files > to > > git. who is managing the src code let me know > > updates are done by forking the git repo, e.g., > > https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xprop > > and submitting pull-requests. Several small pull requests would probably > get more response than a large one. > > -- > Thomas E. Dickey <dic...@invisible-island.net> > https://invisible-island.net > ftp://ftp.invisible-island.net >
