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Detect if the pointer is on the root window (background) on Linux.
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| #!/bin/sh | |
| # this script return true if the pointer is on the root window. | |
| # requires xorg-xwininfo and xdotool. | |
| rootwin=$(xwininfo -root | grep -Po 'Window id: \K\S+') | |
| currentwin=$(printf '0x%x\n' "$(xdotool getmouselocation | cut -d: -f5)") | |
| [ -n "$currentwin" ] && [ "$currentwin" = "$rootwin" ] |
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