{
apply_title_to_terminal $*
-#tricky tries to get it to be available when we ask for it in get_terminal_title
+#tricky attempts to get it to be available when we ask for it in get_terminal_title
sync
# echo -n
# save the former terminal title if we're running in X with xterm.
which xprop &>/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
- # make sure we're actually using xterm *and* that we have a window ID.
- if [[ "$TERM" =~ .*"xterm".* && ! -z "$WINDOWID" ]]; then
+ # gnome-terminal doesn't set WINDOWID currently, but we can work around this.
+ if [[ -z "$WINDOWID" && ! -z "$(which xwininfo)" ]]; then
+#not good solution. term_title_found="$(xprop -id $(xdotool getactivewindow) | perl -nle 'print $1 if /^WM_NAME.+= \"(.*)\"$/')"
+ term_title_found=$(xwininfo -id $(xprop -root | awk '/NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW/ { print $5; exit }') | awk -F\" '/xwininfo:/ { print $2; exit }')
+ # check if we're actually using xterm *and* that we have a window ID.
+ elif [[ "$TERM" =~ .*"xterm".* && ! -z "$WINDOWID" ]]; then
term_title_found="$(xprop -id $WINDOWID | perl -nle 'print $1 if /^WM_NAME.+= \"(.*)\"$/')"
fi
fi
fi
pruned_host=$(echo $HOSTNAME | sed -e 's/^\([^\.]*\)\..*$/\1/')
date_string=$(date +"%Y %b %e @ %T")
- user=$(logname)
+ user="$(logname)"
if [ -z "$user" ]; then
# try snagging the windoze name.
user=$USERNAME