#!/usr/bin/env python import xcffib.xproto as xproto import xcffib import time conn = xcffib.connect() setup = conn.get_setup() root = setup.roots[0].root visual = setup.roots[0].root_visual depth = setup.roots[0].root_depth # issue 239 is caused by a window gaining a shadow during its fade-out transition wid = conn.generate_id() print("Window ids are ", hex(wid)) # Create a window mask = xproto.CW.BackPixel value = [ setup.roots[0].white_pixel ] conn.core.CreateWindowChecked(depth, wid, root, 0, 0, 100, 100, 0, xproto.WindowClass.InputOutput, visual, mask, value).check() name = "_NET_WM_STATE" name_atom = conn.core.InternAtom(False, len(name), name).reply().atom atom = "ATOM" atom_atom = conn.core.InternAtom(False, len(atom), atom).reply().atom fs = "_NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN" fs_atom = conn.core.InternAtom(False, len(fs), fs).reply().atom # Map the window conn.core.MapWindowChecked(wid).check() time.sleep(0.5) conn.core.ChangePropertyChecked(xproto.PropMode.Replace, wid, name_atom, atom_atom, 32, 1, [fs_atom]).check() time.sleep(0.5) conn.core.ChangePropertyChecked(xproto.PropMode.Replace, wid, name_atom, atom_atom, 32, 0, []).check() conn.core.GetInputFocus().reply() # Unmap the window conn.core.UnmapWindowChecked(wid).check() time.sleep(0.5) # Destroy the window conn.core.DestroyWindowChecked(wid).check()