SysTutorials Posts

XCreateWindow, XCreateSimpleWindow, XSetWindowAttributes – create windows and window attributes structure Syntax Window XCreateWindow(Display *display, Window parent, int x, int y, unsigned int width, unsigned int height, unsigned int border_width, int depth, unsigned int class, Visual *visual, unsigned long valuemask, XSetWindowAttributes *attributes); Window XCreateSimpleWindow(Display *display, Window parent, int x, int y, unsigned int width, unsigned int…

XAllocSizeHints, XSetWMNormalHints, XGetWMNormalHints, XSetWMSizeHints, XGetWMSizeHints, XSizeHints – allocate size hints structure and set or read a window’s WM_NORMAL_HINTS property Syntax XSizeHints *XAllocSizeHints(void); void XSetWMNormalHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints); Status XGetWMNormalHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints_return, long *supplied_return); void XSetWMSizeHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints, Atom property); Status XGetWMSizeHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints_return, long…

XSetWMProtocols, XGetWMProtocols – set or read a window’s WM_PROTOCOLS property Syntax Status XSetWMProtocols(Display *display, Window w, Atom *protocols, int count); Status XGetWMProtocols(Display *display, Window w, Atom **protocols_return, int *count_return); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. count Specifies the number of protocols in the list. count_return Returns the number of protocols in the…

XSetWMProperties, XmbSetWMProperties, Xutf8SetWMProperties – set standard window properties Syntax void XSetWMProperties(Display *display, Window w, XTextProperty *window_name, XTextProperty *icon_name, char **argv, int argc, XSizeHints *normal_hints, XWMHints *wm_hints, XClassHint *class_hints); void XmbSetWMProperties(Display *display, Window w, char *window_name, char *icon_name, char *argv[], int argc, XSizeHints *normal_hints, XWMHints *wm_hints, XClassHint *class_hints); void Xutf8SetWMProperties(Display *display, Window w, char *window_name, char…

XAllocSizeHints, XSetWMNormalHints, XGetWMNormalHints, XSetWMSizeHints, XGetWMSizeHints, XSizeHints – allocate size hints structure and set or read a window’s WM_NORMAL_HINTS property Syntax XSizeHints *XAllocSizeHints(void); void XSetWMNormalHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints); Status XGetWMNormalHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints_return, long *supplied_return); void XSetWMSizeHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints, Atom property); Status XGetWMSizeHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints_return, long…

XSetWMName, XGetWMName, XStoreName, XFetchName – set or read a window’s WM_NAME property Syntax void XSetWMName(Display *display, Window w, XTextProperty *text_prop); Status XGetWMName(Display *display, Window w, XTextProperty *text_prop_return); int XStoreName(Display *display, Window w, char *window_name); Status XFetchName(Display *display, Window w, char **window_name_return); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. text_prop Specifies the XTextProperty structure…

XSetWMIconName, XGetWMIconName, XSetIconName, XGetIconName – set or read a window’s WM_ICON_NAME property Syntax void XSetWMIconName(Display *display, Window w, XTextProperty *text_prop); Status XGetWMIconName(Display *display, Window w, XTextProperty *text_prop_return); int XSetIconName(Display *display, Window w, char *icon_name); Status XGetIconName(Display *display, Window w, char **icon_name_return); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. icon_name Specifies the icon name,…

XAllocWMHints, XSetWMHints, XGetWMHints, XWMHints – allocate window manager hints structure and set or read a window’s WM_HINTS property Syntax XWMHints *XAllocWMHints(void); int XSetWMHints(Display *display, Window w, XWMHints *wmhints); XWMHints *XGetWMHints(Display *display, Window w); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. w Specifies the window. wmhints Specifies the XWMHints structure to be used. Description…

XSetWMColormapWindows, XGetWMColormapWindows – set or read a window’s WM_COLORMAP_WINDOWS property Syntax Status XSetWMColormapWindows(Display *display, Window w, Window *colormap_windows, int count); Status XGetWMColormapWindows(Display *display, Window w, Window **colormap_windows_return, int *count_return); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. colormap_windows Specifies the list of windows. colormap_windows_return Returns the list of windows. count Specifies the number of…

XSetWMClientMachine, XGetWMClientMachine – set or read a window’s WM_CLIENT_MACHINE property Syntax void XSetWMClientMachine(Display *display, Window w, XTextProperty *text_prop); Status XGetWMClientMachine(Display *display, Window w, XTextProperty *text_prop_return); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. text_prop Specifies the XTextProperty structure to be used. text_prop_return Returns the XTextProperty structure. w Specifies the window. Description The XSetWMClientMachine convenience…

XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint – set or read a window’s WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property Syntax int XSetTransientForHint(Display *display, Window w, Window prop_window); Status XGetTransientForHint(Display *display, Window w, Window *prop_window_return); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. w Specifies the window. prop_window Specifies the window that the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property is to be set to. prop_window_return Returns the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR…

XSetTile, XSetStipple, XSetTSOrigin – GC convenience routines Syntax int XSetTile(Display *display, GC gc, Pixmap tile); int XSetStipple(Display *display, GC gc, Pixmap stipple); int XSetTSOrigin(Display *display, GC gc, int ts_x_origin, int ts_y_origin); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. gc Specifies the GC. stipple Specifies the stipple you want to set for the specified…

XSetTextProperty, XGetTextProperty – set and read text properties Syntax void XSetTextProperty(Display *display, Window w, XTextProperty *text_prop, Atom property); Status XGetTextProperty(Display *display, Window w, XTextProperty *text_prop_return, Atom property); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. property Specifies the property name. text_prop Specifies the XTextProperty structure to be used. text_prop_return Returns the XTextProperty structure. Description…

XSetTile, XSetStipple, XSetTSOrigin – GC convenience routines Syntax int XSetTile(Display *display, GC gc, Pixmap tile); int XSetStipple(Display *display, GC gc, Pixmap stipple); int XSetTSOrigin(Display *display, GC gc, int ts_x_origin, int ts_y_origin); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. gc Specifies the GC. stipple Specifies the stipple you want to set for the specified…

XSetArcMode, XSetSubwindowMode, XSetGraphicsExposure – GC convenience routines Syntax int XSetArcMode(Display *display, GC gc, int arc_mode); int XSetSubwindowMode(Display *display, GC gc, int subwindow_mode); int XSetGraphicsExposures(Display *display, GC gc, Bool graphics_exposures); Arguments arc_mode Specifies the arc mode. You can pass ArcChord or ArcPieSlice. display Specifies the connection to the X server. gc Specifies the GC. graphics_exposures Specifies…

XSetTile, XSetStipple, XSetTSOrigin – GC convenience routines Syntax int XSetTile(Display *display, GC gc, Pixmap tile); int XSetStipple(Display *display, GC gc, Pixmap stipple); int XSetTSOrigin(Display *display, GC gc, int ts_x_origin, int ts_y_origin); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. gc Specifies the GC. stipple Specifies the stipple you want to set for the specified…

XSetState, XSetFunction, XSetPlaneMask, XSetForeground, XSetBackground – GC convenience routines Syntax int XSetState(Display *display, GC gc, unsigned long foreground, unsigned int background, int function, unsigned long plane_mask); int XSetFunction(Display *display, GC gc, int function); int XSetPlaneMask(Display *display, GC gc, unsigned long plane_mask); int XSetForeground(Display *display, GC gc, unsigned long foreground); int XSetBackground(Display *display, GC gc, unsigned…

XSetSelectionOwner, XGetSelectionOwner, XConvertSelection – manipulate window selection Syntax int XSetSelectionOwner(Display *display, Atom selection, Window owner, Time time); Window XGetSelectionOwner(Display *display, Atom selection); int XConvertSelection(Display *display, Atom selection, Atom target, Atom property, Window requestor, Time time); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. owner Specifies the owner of the specified selection atom. You can…

XSetScreenSaver, XForceScreenSaver, XActivateScreenSaver, XResetScreenSaver, XGetScreenSaver – manipulate the screen saver Syntax int XSetScreenSaver(Display *display, int timeout, int interval, int prefer_blanking, int allow_exposures); int XForceScreenSaver(Display *display, int mode); int XActivateScreenSaver(Display *display); int XResetScreenSaver(Display *display); int XGetScreenSaver(Display *display, int *timeout_return, int *interval_return, int *prefer_blanking_return, int *allow_exposures_return); Arguments allow_exposures Specifies the screen save control values. You can pass…

XCreateRegion, XSetRegion, XDestroyRegion – create or destroy regions Syntax Region XCreateRegion(void); int XSetRegion(Display *display, GC gc, Region r); int XDestroyRegion(Region r); Arguments display Specifies the connection to the X server. gc Specifies the GC. r Specifies the region. Description The XCreateRegion function creates a new empty region. The XSetRegion function sets the clip-mask in the…