Disabling input to an existing x11 window

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Is it possible to disable input to an already existing x11 window? In the following Stack Overflow question How to prevent an X Window from receiving user input? it is suggested that it might be possible to do this with xprop but I don't really understand what the xprop input is supposed to be.

Using xprop I also notice there is a window property called WM_TAKE_FOCUS that perhaps can be deleted somehow? Is there not a x11 api call to disable all input equivalent to the Windows api call EnableWindow which disables all input?

Edit: Tried deleting WM_TAKE_FOCUS, doesn't seem to change anything sadly..

I want a certain window to ignore mouse and keyboard input regardless of how the window is actually meant to be used. I managed to disable keyboard input but not mouse input so far. — YoungPadawan, Dec 29 '15 at 18:00
Open an InputOnly window as a child of your specific window. You may have to keep it above other children by monitoring SubstructureNotifyMask events. — n. m. could be an AI, Dec 31 '15 at 12:46

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 05 '21 at 12:54

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You can open a window that doesn't hijack the keyboard. Let's simplify this using a command with options.

open my.pdf -no_input

A process that maintains control of the input device after opening a window, regardless of focus.

edited Feb 05 '21 at 12:54

Frightera

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answered Feb 04 '21 at 19:57

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Disabling input to an existing x11 window

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