XConfigureWindow(3) XLIB FUNCTIONS XConfigureWindow(3)
NAME
XConfigureWindow, XMoveWindow, XResizeWindow, XMoveResizeWindow,
XSetWindowBorderWidth, XWindowChanges - configure windows and window
changes structure
SYNTAX
int XConfigureWindow(Display *display, Window w, unsigned value_mask,
XWindowChanges *changes);
int XMoveWindow(Display *display, Window w, int x, y);
int XResizeWindow(Display *display, Window w, unsigned width, unsigned
height);
int XMoveResizeWindow(Display *display, Window w, int x, int y, unsigned
width, unsigned height);
int XSetWindowBorderWidth(Display *display, Window w, unsigned width);
ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
value_mask
Specifies which values are to be set using information in the
values structure. This mask is the bitwise inclusive OR of
the valid configure window values bits.
values Specifies the XWindowChanges structure.
w Specifies the window to be reconfigured, moved, or resized..
width Specifies the width of the window border.
width
height Specify the width and height, which are the interior dimen-
sions of the window.
x
y Specify the x and y coordinates, which define the new location
of the top-left pixel of the window's border or the window it-
self if it has no border or define the new position of the
window relative to its parent.
DESCRIPTION
The XConfigureWindow function uses the values specified in the XWindow-
Changes structure to reconfigure a window's size, position, border, and
stacking order. Values not specified are taken from the existing geome-
try of the window.
If a sibling is specified without a stack_mode or if the window is not
actually a sibling, a BadMatch error results. Note that the computa-
tions for BottomIf, TopIf, and Opposite are performed with respect to
the window's final geometry (as controlled by the other arguments passed
to XConfigureWindow), not its initial geometry. Any backing store con-
tents of the window, its inferiors, and other newly visible windows are
either discarded or changed to reflect the current screen contents (de-
pending on the implementation).
XConfigureWindow can generate BadMatch, BadValue, and BadWindow errors.
The XMoveWindow function moves the specified window to the specified x
and y coordinates, but it does not change the window's size, raise the
window, or change the mapping state of the window. Moving a mapped win-
dow may or may not lose the window's contents depending on if the window
is obscured by nonchildren and if no backing store exists. If the con-
tents of the window are lost, the X server generates Expose events.
Moving a mapped window generates Expose events on any formerly obscured
windows.
If the override-redirect flag of the window is False and some other
client has selected SubstructureRedirectMask on the parent, the X server
generates a ConfigureRequest event, and no further processing is per-
formed. Otherwise, the window is moved.
XMoveWindow can generate a BadWindow error.
The XResizeWindow function changes the inside dimensions of the speci-
fied window, not including its borders. This function does not change
the window's upper-left coordinate or the origin and does not restack
the window. Changing the size of a mapped window may lose its contents
and generate Expose events. If a mapped window is made smaller, chang-
ing its size generates Expose events on windows that the mapped window
formerly obscured.
If the override-redirect flag of the window is False and some other
client has selected SubstructureRedirectMask on the parent, the X server
generates a ConfigureRequest event, and no further processing is per-
formed. If either width or height is zero, a BadValue error results.
XResizeWindow can generate BadValue and BadWindow errors.
The XMoveResizeWindow function changes the size and location of the
specified window without raising it. Moving and resizing a mapped win-
dow may generate an Expose event on the window. Depending on the new
size and location parameters, moving and resizing a window may generate
Expose events on windows that the window formerly obscured.
If the override-redirect flag of the window is False and some other
client has selected SubstructureRedirectMask on the parent, the X server
generates a ConfigureRequest event, and no further processing is per-
formed. Otherwise, the window size and location are changed.
XMoveResizeWindow can generate BadValue and BadWindow errors.
The XSetWindowBorderWidth function sets the specified window's border
width to the specified width.
XSetWindowBorderWidth can generate a BadWindow error.
STRUCTURES
The XWindowChanges structure contains:
/* Configure window value mask bits */
#de- CWX (1<<0)
fine
#de- CWY (1<<1)
fine
#de- CWWidth (1<<2)
fine
#de- CWHeight (1<<3)
fine
#de- CWBorderWidth (1<<4)
fine
#de- CWSibling (1<<5)
fine
#de- CWStackMode (1<<6)
fine
/* Values */
typedef struct {
int x, y;
int width, height;
int border_width;
Window sibling;
int stack_mode;
} XWindowChanges;
The x and y members are used to set the window's x and y coordinates,
which are relative to the parent's origin and indicate the position of
the upper-left outer corner of the window. The width and height members
are used to set the inside size of the window, not including the border,
and must be nonzero, or a BadValue error results. Attempts to configure
a root window have no effect.
The border_width member is used to set the width of the border in pix-
els. Note that setting just the border width leaves the outer-left cor-
ner of the window in a fixed position but moves the absolute position of
the window's origin. If you attempt to set the border-width attribute
of an InputOnly window nonzero, a BadMatch error results.
The sibling member is used to set the sibling window for stacking opera-
tions. The stack_mode member is used to set how the window is to be
restacked and can be set to Above, Below, TopIf, BottomIf, or Opposite.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadMatch An InputOnly window is used as a Drawable.
BadMatch Some argument or pair of arguments has the correct type and
range but fails to match in some other way required by the re-
quest.
BadValue Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted
by the request. Unless a specific range is specified for an
argument, the full range defined by the argument's type is ac-
cepted. Any argument defined as a set of alternatives can
generate this error.
BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
SEE ALSO
XChangeWindowAttributes(3), XCreateWindow(3), XDestroyWindow(3), XMap-
Window(3), XRaiseWindow(3), XUnmapWindow(3)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
X Version 11 libX11 1.8.12 XConfigureWindow(3)
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