In addition to WM_NAME, also match WM_CLASS for identifying windows.

readconfig.c

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
   I<LR> output
   J<LR> output
 
-  When focus is on a window whose title matches regex, the following
-  translation class is in effect.  An empty regex for the last class
-  will always match, allowing default translations.  Any output
+  When focus is on a window whose class or title matches regex, the
+  following translation class is in effect.  An empty regex for the last
+  class will always match, allowing default translations.  Any output
   sequences not bound in a matched section will be loaded from the
   default section if they are bound there.
 
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ read_config_file(void)
 }
 
 translation *
-get_translation(char *win_title)
+get_translation(char *win_title, char *win_class)
 {
   translation *tr;
 
@@ -819,6 +819,12 @@ get_translation(char *win_title)
     if (tr->is_default) {
       return tr;
     }
+    // AG: We first try to match the class name, since it usually provides
+    // better identification clues.
+    if (win_class && *win_class &&
+	regexec(&tr->regex, win_class, 0, NULL, 0) == 0) {
+      return tr;
+    }
     if (regexec(&tr->regex, win_title, 0, NULL, 0) == 0) {
       return tr;
     }

shuttle.h

@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ typedef struct _translation {
   stroke *jog[NUM_JOGS];
 } translation;
 
-extern translation *get_translation(char *win_title);
+extern translation *get_translation(char *win_title, char *win_class);
 extern void print_stroke_sequence(char *name, char *up_or_down, stroke *s);
 extern int debug_keys;

shuttlepro.c

@@ -243,7 +243,26 @@ get_window_name(Window win)
 }
 
 char *
-walk_window_tree(Window win)
+get_window_class(Window win)
+{
+  Atom prop = XInternAtom(display, "WM_CLASS", False);
+  Atom type;
+  int form;
+  unsigned long remain, len;
+  unsigned char *list;
+
+  if (XGetWindowProperty(display, win, prop, 0, 1024, False,
+			 AnyPropertyType, &type, &form, &len, &remain,
+			 &list) != Success) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "XGetWindowProperty failed for window 0x%x\n", (int)win);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  return (char*)list;
+}
+
+char *
+walk_window_tree(Window win, char **window_class)
 {
   char *window_name;
   Window root = 0;
@@ -254,6 +273,7 @@ walk_window_tree(Window win)
   while (win != root) {
     window_name = get_window_name(win);
     if (window_name != NULL) {
+      *window_class = get_window_class(win);
       return window_name;
     }
     if (XQueryTree(display, win, &root, &parent, &children, &nchildren)) {
@@ -275,29 +295,33 @@ get_focused_window_translation()
 {
   Window focus;
   int revert_to;
-  char *window_name = NULL;
+  char *window_name = NULL, *window_class = NULL;
   char *name;
 
   XGetInputFocus(display, &focus, &revert_to);
   if (focus != last_focused_window) {
     last_focused_window = focus;
-    window_name = walk_window_tree(focus);
+    window_name = walk_window_tree(focus, &window_class);
     if (window_name == NULL) {
       name = "-- Unlabeled Window --";
     } else {
       name = window_name;
     }
-    last_window_translation = get_translation(name);
+    last_window_translation = get_translation(name, window_class);
     if (debug_regex) {
       if (last_window_translation != NULL) {
-	printf("translation: %s for %s\n", last_window_translation->name, name);
+	printf("translation: %s for %s (class %s)\n",
+	       last_window_translation->name, name, window_class);
       } else {
-	printf("no translation found for %s\n", name);
+	printf("no translation found for %s (class %s)\n", name, window_class);
       }
     }
     if (window_name != NULL) {
       XFree(window_name);
     }
+    if (window_class != NULL) {
+      XFree(window_class);
+    }
   }
   return last_window_translation;
 }