XIconifyWindow(3) XLIB FUNCTIONS XIconifyWindow(3)
NAME
XIconifyWindow, XWithdrawWindow, XReconfigureWMWindow - manipulate top-
level windows
SYNTAX
Status XIconifyWindow(Display *display, Window w, int screen_number);
Status XWithdrawWindow(Display *display, Window w, int screen_number);
Status XReconfigureWMWindow(Display *display, Window w, int screen_num-
ber, unsigned int value_mask, XWindowChanges *values);
ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
screen_number
Specifies the appropriate screen number on the host 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.
DESCRIPTION
The XIconifyWindow function sends a WM_CHANGE_STATE ClientMessage event
with a format of 32 and a first data element of IconicState (as de-
scribed in section 4.1.4 of the Inter-Client Communication Conventions
Manual) and a window of w to the root window of the specified screen
with an event mask set to SubstructureNotifyMask| SubstructureRedirect-
Mask. Window managers may elect to receive this message and if the win-
dow is in its normal state, may treat it as a request to change the win-
dow's state from normal to iconic. If the WM_CHANGE_STATE property can-
not be interned, XIconifyWindow does not send a message and returns a
zero status. It returns a nonzero status if the client message is sent
successfully; otherwise, it returns a zero status.
The XWithdrawWindow function unmaps the specified window and sends a
synthetic UnmapNotify event to the root window of the specified screen.
Window managers may elect to receive this message and may treat it as a
request to change the window's state to withdrawn. When a window is in
the withdrawn state, neither its normal nor its iconic representations
is visible. It returns a nonzero status if the UnmapNotify event is
successfully sent; otherwise, it returns a zero status.
XWithdrawWindow can generate a BadWindow error.
The XReconfigureWMWindow function issues a ConfigureWindow request on
the specified top-level window. If the stacking mode is changed and the
request fails with a BadMatch error, the error is trapped by Xlib and a
synthetic ConfigureRequestEvent containing the same configuration para-
meters is sent to the root of the specified window. Window managers may
elect to receive this event and treat it as a request to reconfigure the
indicated window. It returns a nonzero status if the request or event
is successfully sent; otherwise, it returns a zero status.
XReconfigureWMWindow can generate BadValue and BadWindow errors.
DIAGNOSTICS
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), XConfigureWindow(3), XCreateWindow(3), XDe-
stroyWindow(3), XRaiseWindow(3), XMapWindow(3), XUnmapWindow(3)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
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