Returns a value with all bits set to 1 suitable for use in a plane argument to a procedure.

Returns the first extension data structure for the extension numbered number.

Arguments

• structure Specifies the extension list.
• number Specifies the extension number from Display::init_extension.

Description

The .find_on_extension_list function returns the first extension data structure for the extension numbered number. It is expected that an extension will add at most one extension data structure to any single data structure's extension data list. There is no way to find additional structures.

Frees the specified data.

Arguments

• data Specifies the data that is to be freed.

Description

The .free function is a general-purpose Xlib routine that frees the specified data. You must use it to free any objects that were allocated by Xlib, unless an alternate function is explicitly specified for the object. A null pointer cannot be passed to this function.

Releases memory.

Arguments

• list Specifies the list of strings to be freed.

Description

The .free_string_list function releases memory allocated by Display::mb_text_property_to_text_list and TextProperty::to_string_list and the missing charset list allocated by Display::create_font_set.

See also

X11::alloc_class_hint, X11::alloc_icon_size, X11::alloc_size_hints, X11::alloc_wm_hints, X11::free, Display::set_command, Display::set_transient_for_hint, Display::set_text_property, Display::set_wm_client_machine, Display::set_wm_colormap_windows, Display::set_wm_icon_name, Display::set_wm_name, Display::set_wm_properties, Display::set_wm_protocols, string_list_to_text_property, TextProperty::to_string_list.

Returns GC-context from GC.

Arguments

• gc Specifies the GC for which you want the resource ID.

See also

Display::all_planes, Display::change_gc, Display::copy_area, Display::copy_gc, Display::create_gc, Display::draw_arc, Display::draw line, Display::draw_rectangle, Display::draw_text, Display::fill_rectangle, Display::free_gc, Display::gc_values, Display::query_best_size, Display::set_arc_mode, Display::set_clip_origin.

Initializes Xlib support for concurrent threads.

Description

The .init_threads function initializes Xlib support for concurrent threads. This function must be the first Xlib function a multi-threaded program calls, and it must complete before any other Xlib call is made. This function returns a nonzero status if initialization was successful; otherwise, it returns zero. On systems that do not support threads, this function always returns zero. It is only necessary to call this function if multiple threads might use Xlib concurrently. If all calls to Xlib functions are protected by some other access mechanism (for example, a mutual exclusion lock in a toolkit or through explicit client programming), Xlib thread initialization is not required. It is recommended that single-threaded programs not call this function.

See also

Display::lock, Display::unlock.

Returns the string representation of a given keysym.

Arguments

• keysym Specifies the X::C::KeySym that is to be converted.

Description

The returned string is in a static area and must not be modified. The returned string is in the Host Portable Character Encoding. If the specified KeySym is not defined, returns an empty String.

See also

Display::keycode_to_keysym, KeyEvent::lookup_keysym.

Allows you to parse the standard window geometry.

Arguments

• parse_string Specifies the string you want to parse.

Returns

• x, y Return the x and y offsets.
• width, height Return the width and height determined.

Description

By convention, X applications use a standard string to indicate window size and placement. .parse_geometry makes it easier to conform to this standard because it allows you to parse the standard window geometry. Specifically, this function lets you parse strings of the form:

[=][<width>{xX}<height>][{+-}<xoffset>{+-}<yoffset>]

The fields map into the arguments associated with this function. (Items enclosed in <> are integers, items in [] are optional, and items enclosed in {} indicate "choose one of." Note that the brackets should not appear in the actual string.) If the string is not in the Host Portable Character Encoding, the result is implementation dependent.

The .parse_geometry function returns a bitmask that indicates which of the four values (width, height, xoffset, and yoffset) were actually found in the string and whether the x and y values are negative. By convention, -0 is not equal to +0, because the user needs to be able to say "position the window relative to the right or bottom edge." For each value found, the corresponding argument is updated. For each value not found, the argument is left unchanged. The bits are represented by XValue, YValue, WidthValue, HeightValue, XNegative, or YNegative and are defined in x11/c/Xutil.cr. They will be set whenever one of the values is defined or one of the signs is set.

If the function returns either the XValue or YValue flag, you should place the window at the requested position.

See also

Display::wm_geometry, Display::set_wm_properties.

Sets the error handler.

Arguments

• handler Specifies the program's supplied error handler.

Description

Xlib generally calls the program's supplied error handler whenever an error is received. It is not called on BadName errors from OpenFont, LookupColor, or AllocNamedColor protocol requests or on BadFont errors from a QueryFont protocol request. These errors generally are reflected back to the program through the procedural interface. Because this condition is not assumed to be fatal, it is acceptable for your error handler to return; the returned value is ignored. However, the error handler should not call any functions (directly or indirectly) on the display that will generate protocol requests or that will look for input events. The previous error handler is returned.

See also

display_name, Display::error_database_text, Display::error_text, Display::new, .set_io_error_handler, Display::synchronize.

Sets the I/O error handler.

Arguments

• handler Specifies the program's supplied error handler.

Description

The .set_io_error_handler sets the fatal I/O error handler. Xlib calls the program's supplied error handler if any sort of system call error occurs (for example, the connection to the server was lost). This is assumed to be a fatal condition, and the called routine should not return. If the I/O error handler does return, the client process exits.

Note that the previous error handler is returned.

See also

display_name, Display::error_database_text, Display::error_text, Display::new, .set_error_handler, Display::synchronize.

Sets the X modifiers for the current locale setting.

Arguments

• modifier_list Specifies the modifiers.

Description

The .set_locale_modifiers function sets the X modifiers for the current locale setting. The modifier_list argument is a null-terminated string of the form {@category=value}, that is, having zero or more concatenated @category=value entries, where category is a category name and value is the (possibly empty) setting for that category. The values are encoded in the current locale. Category names are restricted to the POSIX Portable Filename Character Set.

The local host X locale modifiers announcer (on POSIX-compliant systems, the XMODIFIERS environment variable) is appended to the modifier_list to provide default values on the local host. If a given category appears more than once in the list, the first setting in the list is used. If a given category is not included in the full modifier list, the category is set to an implementation-dependent default for the current locale. An empty value for a category explicitly specifies the implementation-dependent default.

If the function is successful, it returns a pointer to a string. The contents of the string are such that a subsequent call with that string (in the same locale) will restore the modifiers to the same settings. If modifier_list is a empty srting, .set_locale_modifiers also returns a pointer to such a string, and the current locale modifiers are not changed.

If invalid values are given for one or more modifier categories supported by the locale, an empty string is returned, and none of the current modifiers are changed.

At program startup, the modifiers that are in effect are unspecified until the first successful call to set them. Whenever the locale is changed, the modifiers that are in effect become unspecified until the next successful call to set them. Clients should always call .set_locale_modifiers with a non-empty modifier_list after setting the locale before they call any locale-dependent Xlib routine.

The only standard modifier category currently defined is im, which identifies the desired input method. The values for input method are not standardized. A single locale may use multiple input methods, switching input method under user control. The modifier may specify the initial input method in effect or an ordered list of input methods. Multiple input methods may be specified in a single im value string in an implementation-dependent manner.

The returned modifiers string is owned by Xlib and should not be modified or freed by the client. It may be freed by Xlib after the current locale or modifiers are changed. Until freed, it will not be modified by Xlib.

Returns the KeySym representation of a given string.

Arguments

• string Specifies the name of the KeySym that is to be converted.

Description

Standard KeySym names are obtained from x11/c/keysymdef.cr by removing the XK_ prefix from each name. KeySyms that are not part of the Xlib standard also may be obtained with this function. The set of KeySyms that are available in this manner and the mechanisms by which Xlib obtains them is implementation dependent.

If the KeySym name is not in the Host Portable Character Encoding, the result is implementation dependent. If the specified string does not match a valid KeySym, .string_to_keysym returns NoSymbol.

See also

convert_case, Display::keycode_to_keysym, .keysym_to_string, KeyEvent::lookup_keysym.

Returns true if Xlib functions are capable of operating under the current locale. If it returns false.