Re: Trying to receive MOTIF_WM_MESSAGES using GTK

[Ed Catmur <ed catmur co uk>]

On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 15:48 -0800, JM wrote:
>     I'm creating an app using GTK+2.0 but running
> within the Motif Window Manager.  I have an .Xdefaults
> file where I have added a "f.send_msg" entry to add my
> own menu option.  However, I do not know how to
> register  and listen for _MOTIF_WM_MESSAGES.  I've
> seen examples but they are written in X. Is there a
> way to listen using GTK? 
>     Unfortunately I have to run within the Motif
> manager unless I can configure the GNOME desktop with
> a Motif theme, but then I still have the problem of
> changing the system menu and minimize/maximize/close
> buttons to make them look motif like.  Perhaps this is
> easy to do in GNOME, but I have not seen any examples
> so far.

You probably want gdk_display_add_client_message_filter (): see
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gdk/GdkDisplay.html#gdk-display-add-client-message-filter

For an MWM Metacity theme, see http://art.gnome.org/themes/metacity/1336
- the FAQ on art.gnome.org tells how to install window border themes.

Ed