I need to check how the browser's WM_NAME (let's say google-chrome) is changing in real time.
How can I do that ?
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Could you explain in what setting you need ot? – Jacob Vlijm Mar 08 '17 at 06:13
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I need this for i3wm since I suspect that initial title is different that actual one, so I can't use layout's "swallow" functionality properly. – Michal Przybylowicz Mar 08 '17 at 08:36
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WM_CLASS is never changing. It's always the same.
I think you're trying to catch the VISIBLE_NAME.
That can be done with xprop:
xprop -spy -id 0x01a00092 _NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME
_NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME(UTF8_STRING) = "x11 - How can I monitor in real time the changes to the browsers WM_CLASS - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange ::: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/349872/how-can-i-monitor-in-real-time-the-changes-to-the-browsers-wm-class - Pale Moon"
_NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME(UTF8_STRING) = "Newest Unanswered Questions - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange ::: http://unix.stackexchange.com/unanswered/tagged/?tab=newest - Pale Moon"
_NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME(UTF8_STRING) = "x11 - How can I monitor in real time the changes to the browsers WM_CLASS - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange ::: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/349872/how-can-i-monitor-in-real-time-the-changes-to-the-browsers-wm-class - Pale Moon"
-id xxx is the window id of the target window you want to monitor.
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How do I get the "id" of a window ? I need to start browser and immediately run the "monitor" command after that. – Michal Przybylowicz Mar 08 '17 at 07:58