window management via xlib

[David Mohr]

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Dmitry Teslenko <dteslenko at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello!
> Here's few easy questions for x gurus:

I'm not a guru, but I can give you pointers to existing programs, see below.

> * Can arbitrary x app, other than window manager, manage other windows
> (raise and lower them)?

Have a look at devil's pie.

> * Can arbitrary x app, other than window manager, register and listen to
> global keyboard shortcuts? Given that that app is written with some high
> level toolkit and x event loop is hidden deep inside that toolkit.

Have a look at xfce4-settings-helper, part of the xfce4-settings package.

~David

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