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xprop a tutorial

mohamad wael — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:18:59 +0000

Let us start by defining what is xprop. xprop is simply a tool, to query, set, and remove the properties of an X11 window .

Additionally, using xprop, you can query X11 core fonts attributes, so you … Read More

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mohamad wael — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 13:17:35 +0000

In X11, a property simply has a name, a type, a format, a value, and is associated with a window.

There is a set of functions, provided by X11, which allows manipulating a property, and they … Read More

mohamad wael — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:20:32 +0000

An atom in X11, is of type Atom, which is defined in the <X11/Xatom.h header, as :

typedef unsigned long Atom;		/* Also in Xdefs.h */

An atom is 32 bits, the reason, that long was chosen, … Read More