XChangeWindowAttributes(3) XLIB FUNCTIONS XChangeWindowAttributes(3)
NAME
XChangeWindowAttributes, XSetWindowBackground, XSetWindowBackground-
Pixmap, XSetWindowBorder, XSetWindowBorderPixmap, XSetWindowColormap -
change window attributes
SYNTAX
int XChangeWindowAttributes(Display *display, Window w, unsigned long
valuemask, XSetWindowAttributes *attributes);
int XSetWindowBackground(Display *display, Window w, unsigned long back-
ground_pixel);
int XSetWindowBackgroundPixmap(Display *display, Window w, Pixmap back-
ground_pixmap);
int XSetWindowBorder(Display *display, Window w, unsigned long bor-
der_pixel);
int XSetWindowBorderPixmap(Display *display, Window w, Pixmap bor-
der_pixmap);
int XSetWindowColormap(Display *display, Window w, Colormap colormap);
ARGUMENTS
attributes
Specifies the structure from which the values (as specified by
the value mask) are to be taken. The value mask should have
the appropriate bits set to indicate which attributes have
been set in the structure.
background_pixel
Specifies the pixel that is to be used for the background.
background_pixmap
Specifies the background pixmap, ParentRelative, or None.
border_pixel
Specifies the entry in the colormap.
border_pixmap
Specifies the border pixmap or CopyFromParent.
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
valuemask Specifies which window attributes are defined in the attrib-
utes argument. This mask is the bitwise inclusive OR of the
valid attribute mask bits. If valuemask is zero, the attrib-
utes are ignored and are not referenced.
w Specifies the window.
colormap Specifies the colormap.
DESCRIPTION
Depending on the valuemask, the XChangeWindowAttributes function uses
the window attributes in the XSetWindowAttributes structure to change
the specified window attributes. Changing the background does not cause
the window contents to be changed. To repaint the window and its back-
ground, use XClearWindow. Setting the border or changing the background
such that the border tile origin changes causes the border to be re-
painted. Changing the background of a root window to None or ParentRel-
ative restores the default background pixmap. Changing the border of a
root window to CopyFromParent restores the default border pixmap.
Changing the win-gravity does not affect the current position of the
window. Changing the backing-store of an obscured window to WhenMapped
or Always, or changing the backing-planes, backing-pixel, or save-under
of a mapped window may have no immediate effect. Changing the colormap
of a window (that is, defining a new map, not changing the contents of
the existing map) generates a ColormapNotify event. Changing the col-
ormap of a visible window may have no immediate effect on the screen be-
cause the map may not be installed (see XInstallColormap). Changing the
cursor of a root window to None restores the default cursor. Whenever
possible, you are encouraged to share colormaps.
Multiple clients can select input on the same window. Their event masks
are maintained separately. When an event is generated, it is reported
to all interested clients. However, only one client at a time can se-
lect for SubstructureRedirectMask, ResizeRedirectMask, and ButtonPress-
Mask. If a client attempts to select any of these event masks and some
other client has already selected one, a BadAccess error results. There
is only one do-not-propagate-mask for a window, not one per client.
XChangeWindowAttributes can generate BadAccess, BadColor, BadCursor,
BadMatch, BadPixmap, BadValue, and BadWindow errors.
The XSetWindowBackground function sets the background of the window to
the specified pixel value. Changing the background does not cause the
window contents to be changed. XSetWindowBackground uses a pixmap of
undefined size filled with the pixel value you passed. If you try to
change the background of an InputOnly window, a BadMatch error results.
XSetWindowBackground can generate BadMatch and BadWindow errors.
The XSetWindowBackgroundPixmap function sets the background pixmap of
the window to the specified pixmap. The background pixmap can immedi-
ately be freed if no further explicit references to it are to be made.
If ParentRelative is specified, the background pixmap of the window's
parent is used, or on the root window, the default background is re-
stored. If you try to change the background of an InputOnly window, a
BadMatch error results. If the background is set to None, the window
has no defined background.
XSetWindowBackgroundPixmap can generate BadMatch, BadPixmap, and BadWin-
dow errors.
The XSetWindowBorder function sets the border of the window to the pixel
value you specify. If you attempt to perform this on an InputOnly win-
dow, a BadMatch error results.
XSetWindowBorder can generate BadMatch and BadWindow errors.
The XSetWindowBorderPixmap function sets the border pixmap of the window
to the pixmap you specify. The border pixmap can be freed immediately
if no further explicit references to it are to be made. If you specify
CopyFromParent, a copy of the parent window's border pixmap is used. If
you attempt to perform this on an InputOnly window, a BadMatch error re-
sults.
XSetWindowBorderPixmap can generate BadMatch, BadPixmap, and BadWindow
errors.
The XSetWindowColormap function sets the specified colormap of the spec-
ified window. The colormap must have the same visual type as the win-
dow, or a BadMatch error results.
XSetWindowColormap can generate BadColor, BadMatch, and BadWindow er-
rors.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadAccess A client attempted to free a color map entry that it did not
already allocate.
BadAccess A client attempted to store into a read-only color map entry.
BadColor A value for a Colormap argument does not name a defined Col-
ormap.
BadCursor A value for a Cursor argument does not name a defined Cursor.
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.
BadMatch An InputOnly window locks this attribute.
BadPixmap A value for a Pixmap argument does not name a defined Pixmap.
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
XConfigureWindow(3), XCreateWindow(3), XDestroyWindow(3), XInstallCol-
ormap(3), XMapWindow(3), XRaiseWindow(3), XUnmapWindow(3)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
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