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XmIsMotifWMRunning(3X)

NAME

XmIsMotifWMRunning − A function that determines whether the window manager is running

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/Xm.h>
Boolean XmIsMotifWMRunning (shell)

Widgetshell;

DESCRIPTION

XmIsMotifWMRunning lets a user know whether the Motif Window Manager is running on a screen that contains a specific widget hierarchy.  This function first sees whether the _MOTIF_WM_INFO property is present on the root window of the shell’s screen. If it is, its window field is used to query for the presence of the specified window as a child of root. 

shellSpecifies the shell whose screen will be tested for mwm’s presence. 

RETURN VALUE

Returns True if MWM is running. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  Motif Release 1.2: May 1992

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