[Feature request] hex window IDs

[prez]

It would be nice if window IDs in hexadecimal format could be supported, as that would allow simple oneliners like shotgun -i $(xqp) using xqp.

I also noticed the window IDs used by xwininfo -int / shotgun (if you convert them from dec) and wmutils / xdo / xqp don't match up.

Thank you.

[9ary]

It would be nice if window IDs in hexadecimal format could be supported, as that would allow simple oneliners like shotgun -i $(xqp) using xqp.

Sounds reasonable to me. I think the 0x prefix should be enough to accept hex input?

I also noticed the window IDs used by xwininfo -int / shotgun (if you convert them from dec) and wmutils / xdo / xqp don't match up.

It looks like this is because you are using a reparenting window manager (so am I, and I can reproduce this on i3). Some tools attempt to descend through the window tree, while others, including xqp, don't (understandably, since baskerville is the author of bspwm which is non-reparenting). slop lets you control that behavior with the -n flag.

[prez]

Some tools attempt to descend through the window tree, while others, including xqp, don't

That makes sense. Thank you so much!

[9ary]

Keep in mind that as far as shotgun is concerned, both "types" of ID are valid, the only difference it will make is whether the decorations added by the window manager will be included in the screenshot or not.