* src/data.h (rp_error_msg): new global extern

* src/main.c (rp_error_msg): new global variable

* src/events.c (get_event): If there is an X11 error message to
print, print it.

* src/main.c (handler): record the error in rp_error_msg

4 files changed, 30 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7dbbfe6..f859f64 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2001-12-21  shawn  <sabetts@vcn.bc.ca>
+
+	* src/data.h (rp_error_msg): new global extern
+
+	* src/main.c (rp_error_msg): new global variable
+
+	* src/events.c (get_event): If there is an X11 error message to
+	print, print it.
+
+	* src/main.c (handler): record the error in rp_error_msg
+
 2001-12-20  shawn  <sabetts@vcn.bc.ca>
 
 	* src/manage.c (maximize_transient): always honour the current
diff --git a/src/data.h b/src/data.h
index b427810..fed8992 100644
--- a/src/data.h
+++ b/src/data.h
@@ -252,4 +252,7 @@ extern int rp_honour_normal_raise;
 extern int rp_honour_transient_map;
 extern int rp_honour_normal_map;
 
+/* Keep track of X11 error messages. */
+extern char *rp_error_msg;
+
 #endif /* _RATPOISON_DATA_H */
diff --git a/src/events.c b/src/events.c
index acc936f..4c4a5f3 100644
--- a/src/events.c
+++ b/src/events.c
@@ -816,6 +816,14 @@ get_event (XEvent *ev)
       exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
     }
 
+  /* Report any X11 errors that have occurred. */
+  if (rp_error_msg)
+    {
+      marked_message_printf (0, 6, "ERROR: %s", rp_error_msg);
+      free (rp_error_msg);
+      rp_error_msg = NULL;
+    }
+
   /* Is there anything in the event qeue? */
   if (QLength (dpy) > 0)
     {
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 9671399..b25a163 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ int rp_honour_normal_raise = 1;
 int rp_honour_transient_map = 1;
 int rp_honour_normal_map = 1;
 
+char *rp_error_msg = NULL;
+
 /* Command line options */
 static struct option ratpoison_longopts[] = 
   { {"help", 	no_argument, 		0, 	'h'},
@@ -152,14 +154,15 @@ handler (Display *d, XErrorEvent *e)
 
   if (ignore_badwindow && e->error_code == BadWindow) return 0;
 
-  strcpy (error_msg, "ERROR: ");
-
   XGetErrorText (d, e->error_code, error_msg + 7, sizeof (error_msg) - 7);
-  fprintf (stderr, "ratpoison: %s!\n", error_msg);
+  fprintf (stderr, "ratpoison: ERROR: %s!\n", error_msg);
 
-  //  marked_message (error_msg, 0, strlen (error_msg));
+  /* If there is already an error to report, replace it with this new
+     one. */
+  if (rp_error_msg) 
+    free (rp_error_msg);
+  rp_error_msg = xstrdup (error_msg);
 
-/*   exit (EXIT_FAILURE);  */
   return 0;
 }