Shell script: find iconized programs , if found , activate it

Question

Stardict uses a tray icon , also allows multiple instance of itself , but sadly , i don't use a panel , so no notification area available.

But when I hit on close , it minimized to tray , is there a way to find its "Window" ? if the WId was found , activate this window by sending some X message ? I'm not sure if it's possible. (for hidden windows)

Thanks , and please provide a simple bash script

Answer 1

With wmctrl:

wmctrl -a Stardict

With xdotool:

xdotool windowactivate $(xdotool search --class Stardict)

I used Stardict for the window class, check that this is right with xprop (run xprop in a terminal then click on a non-iconified Stardict window and check the WM_CLASS line).