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Desktop.FindWindow (gb.desktop)

Static Function FindWindow ( [ Title As String, Application As String, Role As String ] ) As Integer[]

Find all X11 top-level window that match the specified criteria.

  • Title is the title of the window. It is stored in the WM_NAME X11 window property.

  • Application is the class of the window. It is usually the name of the application that created the window. It is stored in the WM_CLASS X11 window property.

  • Role is the role of the window. It is stored in the WM_WINDOW_ROLE X11 window property.

All these arguments are regular expressions, as defined by the LIKE operator.

This method returns an array of X11 window identifier.

To read the properties of a X11 top-level window, use the xprop program.