Re: [RP] Thanks

[eichin-ratp]

> programming. Do X windows act like most Unix resources, such that if I
> create one and exit, it'll be closed?

One level off from that, but yes: a Display* corresponds to a file
descriptor.  A window is associated with a display; when you
explicitly XCloseDisplay, or when you exit and thus close the file
descriptor (important to understand when forking, though ISTR X
defaults to close-on-exec these days so you're safe), all the
associated windows go away too.

> then getting the property, printing it, and exiting.

I actually see the BadWindow error fairly often and I don't use
"window" (but I'm not yet sure if netscape or something else triggers
it.)  I'm pretty sure it has *something* to do with a window going
away when ratpoison isn't expecting it too or is still trying to do
something with it, yes...