1.1 --- a/util.c	Tue Jul 11 13:02:22 2006 +0200
     1.2 +++ b/util.c	Tue Jul 11 13:21:57 2006 +0200
     1.3 @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     1.4  #include <sys/types.h>
     1.5  #include <sys/wait.h>
     1.6  #include <unistd.h>
     1.7 +#include <X11/Xatom.h>
     1.8  
     1.9  #include "util.h"
    1.10  
    1.11 @@ -147,3 +148,40 @@
    1.12  	}
    1.13  	wait(0);
    1.14  }
    1.15 +
    1.16 +
    1.17 +unsigned char *
    1.18 +getselection(unsigned long offset, unsigned long *len, unsigned long *remain)
    1.19 +{
    1.20 +	Display *dpy;
    1.21 +	Atom xa_clip_string;
    1.22 +	Window w;
    1.23 +	XEvent ev;
    1.24 +	Atom typeret;
    1.25 +	int format;
    1.26 +	unsigned char *data;
    1.27 +	unsigned char *result = NULL;
    1.28 +
    1.29 +	dpy = XOpenDisplay(0);
    1.30 +	if(!dpy)
    1.31 +		return NULL;
    1.32 +	xa_clip_string = XInternAtom(dpy, "_SEL_STRING", False);
    1.33 +	w = XCreateSimpleWindow(dpy, DefaultRootWindow(dpy), 10, 10, 200, 200,
    1.34 +			1, CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent);
    1.35 +	XConvertSelection(dpy, XA_PRIMARY, XA_STRING, xa_clip_string,
    1.36 +			w, CurrentTime);
    1.37 +	XFlush(dpy);
    1.38 +	XNextEvent(dpy, &ev);
    1.39 +	if(ev.type == SelectionNotify && ev.xselection.property != None) {
    1.40 +		XGetWindowProperty(dpy, w, ev.xselection.property, offset, 4096L, False,
    1.41 +				AnyPropertyType, &typeret, &format, len, remain, &data);
    1.42 +		if(*len) {
    1.43 +			result = emalloc(sizeof(unsigned char) * *len);
    1.44 +			memcpy(result, data, *len);
    1.45 +		}
    1.46 +		XDeleteProperty(dpy, w, ev.xselection.property);
    1.47 +	}
    1.48 +	XDestroyWindow(dpy, w);
    1.49 +	XCloseDisplay(dpy);
    1.50 +	return result;
    1.51 +}