xcb_create_window(3) XCB Requests xcb_create_window(3)
NAME
xcb_create_window - Creates a window
SYNOPSIS
#include <xcb/xproto.h>
Request function
xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_create_window(xcb_connection_t *conn,
uint8_t depth, xcb_window_t wid, xcb_window_t parent, int16_t x,
int16_t y, uint16_t width, uint16_t height,
uint16_t border_width, uint16_t _class, xcb_visualid_t visual,
uint32_t value_mask, const void *value_list);
REQUEST ARGUMENTS
conn The XCB connection to X11.
depth Specifies the new window's depth (TODO: what unit?).
The special value XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT means the depth is tak-
en from the parent window.
wid The ID with which you will refer to the new window, created by
xcb_generate_id.
parent The parent window of the new window.
x The X coordinate of the new window.
y The Y coordinate of the new window.
width The width of the new window.
height The height of the new window.
border_width
TODO:
Must be zero if the class is InputOnly or a xcb_match_error_t
occurs.
_class One of the following values:
XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_COPY_FROM_PARENT
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_ONLY
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
visual Specifies the id for the new window's visual.
The special value XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT means the visual is
taken from the parent window.
value_mask
One of the following values:
XCB_CW_BACK_PIXMAP
Overrides the default background-pixmap. The back-
ground pixmap and window must have the same root and
same depth. Any size pixmap can be used, although
some sizes may be faster than others.
If XCB_BACK_PIXMAP_NONE is specified, the window has
no defined background. The server may fill the con-
tents with the previous screen contents or with con-
tents of its own choosing.
If XCB_BACK_PIXMAP_PARENT_RELATIVE is specified, the
parent's background is used, but the window must
have the same depth as the parent (or a Match error
results). The parent's background is tracked, and
the current version is used each time the window
background is required.
XCB_CW_BACK_PIXEL
Overrides BackPixmap. A pixmap of undefined size
filled with the specified background pixel is used
for the background. Range-checking is not performed,
the background pixel is truncated to the appropriate
number of bits.
XCB_CW_BORDER_PIXMAP
Overrides the default border-pixmap. The border
pixmap and window must have the same root and the
same depth. Any size pixmap can be used, although
some sizes may be faster than others.
The special value XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT means the
parent's border pixmap is copied (subsequent changes
to the parent's border attribute do not affect the
child), but the window must have the same depth as
the parent.
XCB_CW_BORDER_PIXEL
Overrides BorderPixmap. A pixmap of undefined size
filled with the specified border pixel is used for
the border. Range checking is not performed on the
border-pixel value, it is truncated to the appropri-
ate number of bits.
XCB_CW_BIT_GRAVITY
Defines which region of the window should be re-
tained if the window is resized.
XCB_CW_WIN_GRAVITY
Defines how the window should be repositioned if the
parent is resized (see ConfigureWindow).
XCB_CW_BACKING_STORE
A backing-store of WhenMapped advises the server
that maintaining contents of obscured regions when
the window is mapped would be beneficial. A backing-
store of Always advises the server that maintaining
contents even when the window is unmapped would be
beneficial. In this case, the server may generate an
exposure event when the window is created. A value
of NotUseful advises the server that maintaining
contents is unnecessary, although a server may still
choose to maintain contents while the window is
mapped. Note that if the server maintains contents,
then the server should maintain complete contents
not just the region within the parent boundaries,
even if the window is larger than its parent. While
the server maintains contents, exposure events will
not normally be generated, but the server may stop
maintaining contents at any time.
XCB_CW_BACKING_PLANES
The backing-planes indicates (with bits set to 1)
which bit planes of the window hold dynamic data
that must be preserved in backing-stores and during
save-unders.
XCB_CW_BACKING_PIXEL
The backing-pixel specifies what value to use in
planes not covered by backing-planes. The server is
free to save only the specified bit planes in the
backing-store or save-under and regenerate the re-
maining planes with the specified pixel value. Any
bits beyond the specified depth of the window in
these values are simply ignored.
XCB_CW_OVERRIDE_REDIRECT
The override-redirect specifies whether map and con-
figure requests on this window should override a
SubstructureRedirect on the parent, typically to in-
form a window manager not to tamper with the window.
XCB_CW_SAVE_UNDER
If 1, the server is advised that when this window is
mapped, saving the contents of windows it obscures
would be beneficial.
XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK
The event-mask defines which events the client is
interested in for this window (or for some event
types, inferiors of the window).
XCB_CW_DONT_PROPAGATE
The do-not-propagate-mask defines which events
should not be propagated to ancestor windows when no
client has the event type selected in this window.
XCB_CW_COLORMAP
The colormap specifies the colormap that best re-
flects the true colors of the window. Servers capa-
ble of supporting multiple hardware colormaps may
use this information, and window man- agers may use
it for InstallColormap requests. The colormap must
have the same visual type and root as the window (or
a Match error results). If CopyFromParent is speci-
fied, the parent's colormap is copied (subsequent
changes to the parent's colormap attribute do not
affect the child). However, the window must have
the same visual type as the parent (or a Match error
results), and the parent must not have a colormap of
None (or a Match error results). For an explanation
of None, see FreeColormap request. The colormap is
copied by sharing the colormap object between the
child and the parent, not by making a complete copy
of the colormap contents.
XCB_CW_CURSOR
If a cursor is specified, it will be used whenever
the pointer is in the window. If None is speci-
fied, the parent's cursor will be used when the
pointer is in the window, and any change in the par-
ent's cursor will cause an immediate change in the
displayed cursor.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
value_list
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
DESCRIPTION
Creates an unmapped window as child of the specified parent window. A
CreateNotify event will be generated. The new window is placed on top in
the stacking order with respect to siblings.
The coordinate system has the X axis horizontal and the Y axis vertical
with the origin [0, 0] at the upper-left corner. Coordinates are inte-
gral, in terms of pixels, and coincide with pixel centers. Each window
and pixmap has its own coordinate system. For a window, the origin is
inside the border at the inside, upper-left corner.
The created window is not yet displayed (mapped), call xcb_map_window to
display it.
The created window will initially use the same cursor as its parent.
RETURN VALUE
Returns an xcb_void_cookie_t. Errors (if any) have to be handled in the
event loop.
If you want to handle errors directly with xcb_request_check instead,
use xcb_create_window_checked. See xcb-requests(3) for details.
ERRORS
xcb_alloc_error_t
The X server could not allocate the requested resources (no
memory?).
xcb_colormap_error_t
TODO: reasons?
xcb_cursor_error_t
TODO: reasons?
xcb_match_error_t
TODO: reasons?
xcb_pixmap_error_t
TODO: reasons?
xcb_value_error_t
TODO: reasons?
xcb_window_error_t
TODO: reasons?
SEE ALSO
xcb-requests(3), xcb_create_notify_event_t(3), xcb_map_window(3),
xcb_generate_id(3)
AUTHOR
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