Merge pull request #76 from ReaperMantis/master

Check for property WM_NAME if _NET_WM_NAME property does not return a value
Kalmat · Sep 12, 2023 · 1e1263a · 1e1263a
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diff --git a/src/ewmhlib/Props.py b/src/ewmhlib/Props.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class DesktopLayout(IntEnum):
 
 class Window:
     NAME = "_NET_WM_NAME"
+    LEGACY_NAME = "WM_NAME"
     VISIBLE_NAME = "_NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME"
     ICON_NAME = "_NET_WM_ICON_NAME"
     VISIBLE_ICON_NAME = "_NET_WM_VISIBLE_ICON_NAME"

diff --git a/src/ewmhlib/_ewmhlib.py b/src/ewmhlib/_ewmhlib.py
@@ -1066,6 +1066,10 @@ def getName(self) -> Optional[str]:
         """
         ret: Optional[Xlib.protocol.request.GetProperty] = self.getProperty(Window.NAME)
         res: Optional[Union[List[int], List[str]]] = getPropertyValue(ret, display=self.display)
+        if res:
+            return str(res[0])
+        ret = self.getProperty(Window.LEGACY_NAME)
+        res = getPropertyValue(ret, display=self.display)
         if res:
             return str(res[0])
         return None