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diff --git a/src/Graphics/X11/Extra.hs b/src/Graphics/X11/Extra.hs
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+module Graphics.X11.Extra where
+
+import Control.Exception (bracket)
+import System.Environment (getEnv)
+import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
+import qualified Graphics.X11 as X11
+
+
+unsafeInternAtom :: String -> Bool -> X11.Atom
+unsafeInternAtom atomName onlyIfExists =
+  unsafePerformIO $ withDefaultDisplay $ \display ->
+    X11.internAtom display atomName onlyIfExists
+
+defaultDisplayName :: String
+defaultDisplayName =
+  unsafePerformIO (getEnv "DISPLAY")
+
+withDisplay :: String -> (X11.Display -> IO a) -> IO a
+withDisplay display =
+  bracket (X11.openDisplay display) X11.closeDisplay
+
+withDefaultDisplay :: (X11.Display -> IO a) -> IO a
+withDefaultDisplay =
+  withDisplay defaultDisplayName
diff --git a/src/Graphics/X11/Xlib/Extras/Extra.hs b/src/Graphics/X11/Xlib/Extras/Extra.hs
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+module Graphics.X11.Xlib.Extras.Extra where
+
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import Foreign.C.String.Extra (castCCharToWord8)
+import qualified Data.ByteString as ByteString
+import qualified Data.Text.Encoding.Extra as Text
+import qualified Graphics.X11 as X11
+import qualified Graphics.X11.Xlib.Extras as X11
+
+
+getWindowPropertyText :: X11.Display -> X11.Atom -> X11.Window -> IO (Maybe Text)
+getWindowPropertyText d a w =
+  fmap (Text.decodeUtf8Lenient . ByteString.pack . map castCCharToWord8) <$>
+    X11.getWindowProperty8 d a w