--- properties.c.orig	Thu Jan 13 22:36:13 1994
+++ ./properties.c	Sat Jul 17 10:04:15 1999
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
 extern Atom AtomDecorIMStatus;
 extern Atom AtomLeftIMStatus;
 extern Atom AtomRightIMStatus;
-extern Atom AtomCompoundText;
 #endif
+extern Atom AtomCompoundText;
 
 /***************************************************************************
  * 	GetWindowProperty
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@
 	}
 		
 #else
-	if (textProp.encoding == XA_STRING &&
-	    textProp.format   == 8) {
+	if ((textProp.encoding == XA_STRING ||
+		textProp.encoding == AtomCompoundText) &&
+	    	textProp.format   == 8) {
 		*text = MemNewText(textProp.value);
 		ret = True;
 	} else {
