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From: mouse@LARRY.MCRCIM.MCGILL.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  PropertyNotify events
Message-ID: <9011230531.AA11966@Larry.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
Date: 23 Nov 90 05:31:56 GMT
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> Subject: PropertyNotify events
> Do they propogate?  What I'm wondering is: if I define a property on
> the rootwindow, will its children receive an event (presumably not)?

I believe not.  I haven't looked at the relevant documents to check
this, though, because for what you want it doesn't matter.

> Is it possible/desirable to arrange for this to happen?  What's the
> preferred method of notifying the application with the child window
> as its base that a new property has been defined on the root window?

Simply have the application select for PropertyNotify events on the
root window, for example with something like

	XSelectInput(disp,rootwin,PropertyChangeMask);

What's the problem?

					der Mouse

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