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From: kadel@manta.NOSC.MIL (Rich Kadel)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: XSendEvent -- It doesn't seem to work?
Message-ID: <1489@manta.NOSC.MIL>
Date: 5 Dec 90 07:10:22 GMT
Reply-To: kadel@manta.nosc.mil.UUCP (Rich Kadel)
Distribution: usa
Organization: BTG, Inc. -- San Diego
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I spent all day trying to find out why XSendEvent would not send an event
(ClientMessage) from one application to a window in another application.

I'm using X11R4 on a SparcStation.  I've carefully examined the parameters,
verified that the window exists, and ensured that the receiving application
is ready to receive the event, but it's a no-show!

I have the X11R4 source and even compiled in a debuggable version of
XSendEvent itself (which, by the way, does have a bug in its return 
status--always a 1--but seems to execute the right stuff).  This problem,
of course, also affects any Xlib functions that call XSendEvent, such as
XIconifyWindow (doesn't work either).

I've done all I can think of short of compiling the server with the debug
option and possibly kludging a fix in it somewhere.  I DON'T WANT IT TO
COME TO THAT!

Anybody have any clues?  Thanks.

Rich