I would like to write an application that would collect mouse events (Button Press/Release) among all windows/screens in the same desktop, and display the event info on a dedicated window. I used the following two methods but none worked. Your help is appreciated.
Method 1: d = XOpenDisplay(display_name); s = XDefaultScreen(d); root = RootWindow(d,s); XSelectInput(d, root, ButtonPressMask); while(1) { XNextEvent(d, &ev); switch(ev.type) { case ButtonPress: ... In this method, program is hanging on waiting for XNextEvent. Since SelectInput is on root window, and no ButtonPress is detected on that window. How can I get the events from the window a mouse is presenting? Method 2: Use the function Select_Window( display) to select the current mouse pointed window and leads grab all events on the entire screen, however, the normal mouse function won't work till the program is done. Thanks, _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@XFree86.Org http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel