Controlling an Xterm from a C++ Program

From: Dennis (dquelch_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/30/03 

Date: 30 Sep 2003 05:58:02 -0700

Hi,
 
As the subject states, is it possible to control an xterm running on a
linux/unix desktop from another standalone program? For example, suppose I
have program running inside an xterm on the desktop. From another
piece of software I would like to be able to control when that xterm
pops up or is minimized (iconified). I would guess that I would need to capture the
PID of the xterm at startup, and then maybe send a signal telling it
to popup/popdown? Is something like this possible? Or maybe someone
has a another suggestion.

Thanks in advance for any guidance.

Dennis

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