Possible to change xserver root window title?

[Alexander Gottwald]

Curtis Reynolds wrote:

> Hi all...
>
> I often have to have several remoteX connections to different linux
> boxes. And frequently more than one connection to the same boxes using
> different accounts. All the root windows have the title "Cygwin/X -
> <X>:0". When I have enough remote sessions running, remembering which
> display # is which session becomes virtually impossible. So I end up
> having to flip through them until I find the one I need.

If you are using xdmcp (-query option) the remotehost is displayed in the
titlebar.

> So, my question is....Is there any way to change the root window title
> to reflect host/username? I guess more specifically is there any way to
> change the root window title to whatever I want?

No. But ou may provide a patch which does this.

bye
        ago
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