Ted Huntington <thunting@xxxxxxx> writes: > Can I use a XSelectInput on the Root Window? I don't need to > intercept the buttonpress events on other windows or the titlebar, I > only need to know when they happen. I made a file menu for a window > and need to close the file menu when a button is released on the > titlebar or a different window (although then, I can use the focusout > event). I wish button click on the titlebar could be recognized. > The menu windows are "override_redirect" windows. You can use XSelectInput in any window. What most programs do, and which I hate, with menus is to grab the mouse while the menu is open. This gets particularly irritating with programs that have the bad habit of freezing with a menu opened. -- Måns Rullgård mru@xxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86