X Window System Interaction

X Window System Interaction — X backend-specific functions

Functions

#define GDK_ROOT_WINDOW
#define GDK_WINDOW_XID()
#define GDK_DISPLAY_XDISPLAY()
#define GDK_SCREEN_XDISPLAY()
#define GDK_SCREEN_XNUMBER()
#define GDK_SCREEN_XSCREEN()
#define GDK_CURSOR_XCURSOR()
#define GDK_CURSOR_XDISPLAY()
#define GDK_POINTER_TO_XID()
#define GDK_XID_TO_POINTER()
GdkDisplay * gdk_x11_lookup_xdisplay ()
guint32 gdk_x11_get_server_time ()
gint gdk_x11_device_get_id ()
GdkDevice * gdk_x11_device_manager_lookup ()
guint32 gdk_x11_display_get_user_time ()
void gdk_x11_display_broadcast_startup_message ()
const gchar * gdk_x11_display_get_startup_notification_id ()
void gdk_x11_display_set_startup_notification_id ()
Display * gdk_x11_display_get_xdisplay ()
void gdk_x11_display_grab ()
void gdk_x11_display_ungrab ()
void gdk_x11_display_error_trap_push ()
gint gdk_x11_display_error_trap_pop ()
void gdk_x11_display_error_trap_pop_ignored ()
void gdk_x11_display_set_cursor_theme ()
void gdk_x11_display_set_window_scale ()
gboolean gdk_x11_display_get_glx_version ()
void gdk_x11_register_standard_event_type ()
int gdk_x11_screen_get_screen_number ()
Screen * gdk_x11_screen_get_xscreen ()
const char * gdk_x11_screen_get_window_manager_name ()
XID gdk_x11_screen_get_monitor_output ()
GdkVisual * gdk_x11_screen_lookup_visual ()
gboolean gdk_x11_screen_supports_net_wm_hint ()
guint32 gdk_x11_screen_get_number_of_desktops ()
guint32 gdk_x11_screen_get_current_desktop ()
GdkWindow * gdk_x11_window_foreign_new_for_display ()
GdkWindow * gdk_x11_window_lookup_for_display ()
Window gdk_x11_window_get_xid ()
void gdk_x11_window_set_hide_titlebar_when_maximized ()
void gdk_x11_window_set_theme_variant ()
void gdk_x11_window_set_user_time ()
void gdk_x11_window_move_to_current_desktop ()
void gdk_x11_window_move_to_desktop ()
guint32 gdk_x11_window_get_desktop ()
void gdk_x11_window_set_utf8_property ()
void gdk_x11_window_set_frame_extents ()
void gdk_x11_window_set_frame_sync_enabled ()
Window gdk_x11_get_default_root_xwindow ()
gint gdk_x11_get_default_screen ()
Display * gdk_x11_get_default_xdisplay ()
void gdk_x11_grab_server ()
void gdk_x11_ungrab_server ()
cairo_pattern_t * gdk_x11_get_parent_relative_pattern ()
Cursor gdk_x11_cursor_get_xcursor ()
Display * gdk_x11_cursor_get_xdisplay ()
gint gdk_x11_keymap_get_group_for_state ()
gboolean gdk_x11_keymap_key_is_modifier ()
Visual * gdk_x11_visual_get_xvisual ()
Atom gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom ()
Atom gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display ()
GdkAtom gdk_x11_xatom_to_atom ()
GdkAtom gdk_x11_xatom_to_atom_for_display ()
Atom gdk_x11_get_xatom_by_name ()
Atom gdk_x11_get_xatom_by_name_for_display ()
const gchar * gdk_x11_get_xatom_name ()
const gchar * gdk_x11_get_xatom_name_for_display ()
void gdk_x11_set_sm_client_id ()
gint gdk_x11_display_text_property_to_text_list ()
void gdk_x11_free_text_list ()
gint gdk_x11_display_string_to_compound_text ()
gboolean gdk_x11_display_utf8_to_compound_text ()
void gdk_x11_free_compound_text ()

Includes

#include <gdk/gdkx.h>

Description

The functions in this section are specific to the GDK X11 backend. To use them, you need to include the <gdk/gdkx.h> header and use the X11-specific pkg-config files to build your application (either gdk-x11-3.0 or gtk+-x11-3.0).

To make your code compile with other GDK backends, guard backend-specific calls by an ifdef as follows. Since GDK may be built with multiple backends, you should also check for the backend that is in use (e.g. by using the GDK_IS_X11_DISPLAY() macro).

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#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
  if (GDK_IS_X11_DISPLAY (display))
    {
      // make X11-specific calls here
    }
  else
#endif
#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_QUARTZ
  if (GDK_IS_QUARTZ_DISPLAY (display))
    {
      // make Quartz-specific calls here
    }
  else
#endif
  g_error ("Unsupported GDK backend");

Functions

GDK_ROOT_WINDOW

#define GDK_ROOT_WINDOW()             (gdk_x11_get_default_root_xwindow ())

Obtains the Xlib window id of the root window of the current screen.


GDK_WINDOW_XID()

#define             GDK_WINDOW_XID(win)

Returns the X window belonging to a GdkWindow.

Parameters

win

a GdkWindow.

 

Returns

the Xlib Window of win .


GDK_DISPLAY_XDISPLAY()

#define             GDK_DISPLAY_XDISPLAY(display)

GDK_SCREEN_XDISPLAY()

#define             GDK_SCREEN_XDISPLAY(screen)

Returns the display of a X11 GdkScreen.

Parameters

screen

a GdkScreen

 

Returns

an Xlib Display*.


GDK_SCREEN_XNUMBER()

#define GDK_SCREEN_XNUMBER(screen) (gdk_x11_screen_get_screen_number (screen))

Returns the index of a X11 GdkScreen.

Parameters

screen

a GdkScreen

 

Returns

the position of screen among the screens of its display


GDK_SCREEN_XSCREEN()

#define GDK_SCREEN_XSCREEN(screen) (gdk_x11_screen_get_xscreen (screen))

Returns the screen of a X11 GdkScreen.

Parameters

screen

a GdkScreen

 

Returns

an Xlib Screen*


GDK_CURSOR_XCURSOR()

#define GDK_CURSOR_XCURSOR(cursor)    (gdk_x11_cursor_get_xcursor (cursor))

Returns the X cursor belonging to a GdkCursor.

Parameters

cursor

a GdkCursor.

 

Returns

an Xlib Cursor.


GDK_CURSOR_XDISPLAY()

#define GDK_CURSOR_XDISPLAY(cursor)   (gdk_x11_cursor_get_xdisplay (cursor))

Returns the display of a GdkCursor.

Parameters

cursor

a GdkCursor.

 

Returns

an Xlib Display*.


GDK_POINTER_TO_XID()

#define GDK_POINTER_TO_XID(pointer) GPOINTER_TO_UINT(pointer)

Converts a gpointer back to an XID that was previously converted using GDK_XID_TO_POINTER().

Parameters

pointer

pointer to extract an XID from

 

GDK_XID_TO_POINTER()

#define GDK_XID_TO_POINTER(xid) GUINT_TO_POINTER(xid)

Converts an XID into a gpointer . This is useful with data structures that use pointer arguments such as GHashTable. Use GDK_POINTER_TO_XID() to convert the argument back to an XID.

Parameters

xid

XID to stuff into the pointer

 

gdk_x11_lookup_xdisplay ()

GdkDisplay *
gdk_x11_lookup_xdisplay (Display *xdisplay);

Find the GdkDisplay corresponding to xdisplay , if any exists.

Parameters

xdisplay

a pointer to an X Display

 

Returns

the GdkDisplay, if found, otherwise NULL.

[transfer none][type GdkX11Display]

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_get_server_time ()

guint32
gdk_x11_get_server_time (GdkWindow *window);

Routine to get the current X server time stamp.

Parameters

window

a GdkWindow, used for communication with the server. The window must have GDK_PROPERTY_CHANGE_MASK in its events mask or a hang will result.

[type GdkX11Window]

Returns

the time stamp.


gdk_x11_device_get_id ()

gint
gdk_x11_device_get_id (GdkDevice *device);

Returns the device ID as seen by XInput2.

If gdk_disable_multidevice() has been called, this function will respectively return 2/3 for the core pointer and keyboard, (matching the IDs for the Virtual Core Pointer and Keyboard in XInput 2), but calling this function on any slave devices (i.e. those managed via XInput 1.x), will return 0.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice.

[type GdkX11DeviceCore]

Returns

the XInput2 device ID.

Since: 3.2


gdk_x11_device_manager_lookup ()

GdkDevice *
gdk_x11_device_manager_lookup (GdkDeviceManager *device_manager,
                               gint device_id);

Returns the GdkDevice that wraps the given device ID.

Parameters

device_manager

a GdkDeviceManager.

[type GdkX11DeviceManagerCore]

device_id

a device ID, as understood by the XInput2 protocol

 

Returns

The GdkDevice wrapping the device ID, or NULL if the given ID doesn’t currently represent a device.

[transfer none][allow-none][type GdkX11DeviceCore]

Since: 3.2


gdk_x11_display_get_user_time ()

guint32
gdk_x11_display_get_user_time (GdkDisplay *display);

Returns the timestamp of the last user interaction on display . The timestamp is taken from events caused by user interaction such as key presses or pointer movements. See gdk_x11_window_set_user_time().

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

Returns

the timestamp of the last user interaction

Since: 2.8


gdk_x11_display_broadcast_startup_message ()

void
gdk_x11_display_broadcast_startup_message
                               (GdkDisplay *display,
                                const char *message_type,
                                ...);

Sends a startup notification message of type message_type to display .

This is a convenience function for use by code that implements the freedesktop startup notification specification. Applications should not normally need to call it directly. See the Startup Notification Protocol specification for definitions of the message types and keys that can be used.

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

message_type

startup notification message type ("new", "change", or "remove")

 

...

a list of key/value pairs (as strings), terminated by a NULL key. (A NULL value for a key will cause that key to be skipped in the output.)

 

Since: 2.12


gdk_x11_display_get_startup_notification_id ()

const gchar *
gdk_x11_display_get_startup_notification_id
                               (GdkDisplay *display);

Gets the startup notification ID for a display.

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

Returns

the startup notification ID for display

Since: 2.12


gdk_x11_display_set_startup_notification_id ()

void
gdk_x11_display_set_startup_notification_id
                               (GdkDisplay *display,
                                const gchar *startup_id);

Sets the startup notification ID for a display.

This is usually taken from the value of the DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID environment variable, but in some cases (such as the application not being launched using exec()) it can come from other sources.

If the ID contains the string "_TIME" then the portion following that string is taken to be the X11 timestamp of the event that triggered the application to be launched and the GDK current event time is set accordingly.

The startup ID is also what is used to signal that the startup is complete (for example, when opening a window or when calling gdk_notify_startup_complete()).

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

startup_id

the startup notification ID (must be valid utf8)

 

Since: 3.0


gdk_x11_display_get_xdisplay ()

Display *
gdk_x11_display_get_xdisplay (GdkDisplay *display);

Returns the X display of a GdkDisplay.

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

Returns

an X display.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_display_grab ()

void
gdk_x11_display_grab (GdkDisplay *display);

Call XGrabServer() on display . To ungrab the display again, use gdk_x11_display_ungrab().

gdk_x11_display_grab()/gdk_x11_display_ungrab() calls can be nested.

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_display_ungrab ()

void
gdk_x11_display_ungrab (GdkDisplay *display);

Ungrab display after it has been grabbed with gdk_x11_display_grab().

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_display_error_trap_push ()

void
gdk_x11_display_error_trap_push (GdkDisplay *display);

Begins a range of X requests on display for which X error events will be ignored. Unignored errors (when no trap is pushed) will abort the application. Use gdk_x11_display_error_trap_pop() or gdk_x11_display_error_trap_pop_ignored()to lift a trap pushed with this function.

See also gdk_error_trap_push() to push a trap on all displays.

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

Since: 3.0


gdk_x11_display_error_trap_pop ()

gint
gdk_x11_display_error_trap_pop (GdkDisplay *display);

Pops the error trap pushed by gdk_x11_display_error_trap_push(). Will XSync() if necessary and will always block until the error is known to have occurred or not occurred, so the error code can be returned.

If you don’t need to use the return value, gdk_x11_display_error_trap_pop_ignored() would be more efficient.

See gdk_error_trap_pop() for the all-displays-at-once equivalent.

Parameters

display

the display.

[type GdkX11Display]

Returns

X error code or 0 on success

Since: 3.0


gdk_x11_display_error_trap_pop_ignored ()

void
gdk_x11_display_error_trap_pop_ignored
                               (GdkDisplay *display);

Pops the error trap pushed by gdk_x11_display_error_trap_push(). Does not block to see if an error occurred; merely records the range of requests to ignore errors for, and ignores those errors if they arrive asynchronously.

See gdk_error_trap_pop_ignored() for the all-displays-at-once equivalent.

Parameters

display

the display.

[type GdkX11Display]

Since: 3.0


gdk_x11_display_set_cursor_theme ()

void
gdk_x11_display_set_cursor_theme (GdkDisplay *display,
                                  const gchar *theme,
                                  const gint size);

Sets the cursor theme from which the images for cursor should be taken.

If the windowing system supports it, existing cursors created with gdk_cursor_new(), gdk_cursor_new_for_display() and gdk_cursor_new_from_name() are updated to reflect the theme change. Custom cursors constructed with gdk_cursor_new_from_pixbuf() will have to be handled by the application (GTK+ applications can learn about cursor theme changes by listening for change notification for the corresponding GtkSetting).

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

theme

the name of the cursor theme to use, or NULL to unset a previously set value.

[nullable]

size

the cursor size to use, or 0 to keep the previous size

 

Since: 2.8


gdk_x11_display_set_window_scale ()

void
gdk_x11_display_set_window_scale (GdkDisplay *display,
                                  gint scale);

Forces a specific window scale for all windows on this display, instead of using the default or user configured scale. This is can be used to disable scaling support by setting scale to 1, or to programmatically set the window scale.

Once the scale is set by this call it will not change in response to later user configuration changes.

Parameters

display

the display.

[type GdkX11Display]

scale

The new scale value

 

Since: 3.10


gdk_x11_display_get_glx_version ()

gboolean
gdk_x11_display_get_glx_version (GdkDisplay *display,
                                 gint *major,
                                 gint *minor);

Retrieves the version of the GLX implementation.

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay

 

major

return location for the GLX major version.

[out]

minor

return location for the GLX minor version.

[out]

Returns

TRUE if GLX is available

Since: 3.16


gdk_x11_register_standard_event_type ()

void
gdk_x11_register_standard_event_type (GdkDisplay *display,
                                      gint event_base,
                                      gint n_events);

Registers interest in receiving extension events with type codes between event_base and event_base + n_events - 1. The registered events must have the window field in the same place as core X events (this is not the case for e.g. XKB extension events).

If an event type is registered, events of this type will go through global and window-specific filters (see gdk_window_add_filter()). Unregistered events will only go through global filters. GDK may register the events of some X extensions on its own.

This function should only be needed in unusual circumstances, e.g. when filtering XInput extension events on the root window.

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

event_base

first event type code to register

 

n_events

number of event type codes to register

 

Since: 2.4


gdk_x11_screen_get_screen_number ()

int
gdk_x11_screen_get_screen_number (GdkScreen *screen);

Returns the index of a GdkScreen.

Parameters

screen

a GdkScreen.

[type GdkX11Screen]

Returns

the position of screen among the screens of its display

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_screen_get_xscreen ()

Screen *
gdk_x11_screen_get_xscreen (GdkScreen *screen);

Returns the screen of a GdkScreen.

Parameters

screen

a GdkScreen.

[type GdkX11Screen]

Returns

an Xlib Screen*.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_screen_get_window_manager_name ()

const char *
gdk_x11_screen_get_window_manager_name
                               (GdkScreen *screen);

Returns the name of the window manager for screen .

Parameters

screen

a GdkScreen.

[type GdkX11Screen]

Returns

the name of the window manager screen screen , or "unknown" if the window manager is unknown. The string is owned by GDK and should not be freed.

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_screen_get_monitor_output ()

XID
gdk_x11_screen_get_monitor_output (GdkScreen *screen,
                                   gint monitor_num);

Gets the XID of the specified output/monitor. If the X server does not support version 1.2 of the RANDR extension, 0 is returned.

Parameters

screen

a GdkScreen.

[type GdkX11Screen]

monitor_num

number of the monitor, between 0 and gdk_screen_get_n_monitors (screen)

 

Returns

the XID of the monitor

Since: 2.14


gdk_x11_screen_lookup_visual ()

GdkVisual *
gdk_x11_screen_lookup_visual (GdkScreen *screen,
                              VisualID xvisualid);

Looks up the GdkVisual for a particular screen and X Visual ID.

Parameters

screen

a GdkScreen.

[type GdkX11Screen]

xvisualid

an X Visual ID.

 

Returns

the GdkVisual (owned by the screen object), or NULL if the visual ID wasn’t found.

[transfer none][type GdkX11Visual]

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_screen_supports_net_wm_hint ()

gboolean
gdk_x11_screen_supports_net_wm_hint (GdkScreen *screen,
                                     GdkAtom property);

This function is specific to the X11 backend of GDK, and indicates whether the window manager supports a certain hint from the Extended Window Manager Hints specification.

When using this function, keep in mind that the window manager can change over time; so you shouldn’t use this function in a way that impacts persistent application state. A common bug is that your application can start up before the window manager does when the user logs in, and before the window manager starts gdk_x11_screen_supports_net_wm_hint() will return FALSE for every property. You can monitor the window_manager_changed signal on GdkScreen to detect a window manager change.

Parameters

screen

the relevant GdkScreen.

[type GdkX11Screen]

property

a property atom.

 

Returns

TRUE if the window manager supports property

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_screen_get_number_of_desktops ()

guint32
gdk_x11_screen_get_number_of_desktops (GdkScreen *screen);

Returns the number of workspaces for screen when running under a window manager that supports multiple workspaces, as described in the Extended Window Manager Hints specification.

Parameters

screen

a GdkScreen.

[type GdkX11Screen]

Returns

the number of workspaces, or 0 if workspaces are not supported

Since: 3.10


gdk_x11_screen_get_current_desktop ()

guint32
gdk_x11_screen_get_current_desktop (GdkScreen *screen);

Returns the current workspace for screen when running under a window manager that supports multiple workspaces, as described in the Extended Window Manager Hints specification.

Parameters

screen

a GdkScreen.

[type GdkX11Screen]

Returns

the current workspace, or 0 if workspaces are not supported

Since: 3.10


gdk_x11_window_foreign_new_for_display ()

GdkWindow *
gdk_x11_window_foreign_new_for_display
                               (GdkDisplay *display,
                                Window window);

Wraps a native window in a GdkWindow. The function will try to look up the window using gdk_x11_window_lookup_for_display() first. If it does not find it there, it will create a new window.

This may fail if the window has been destroyed. If the window was already known to GDK, a new reference to the existing GdkWindow is returned.

Parameters

display

the GdkDisplay where the window handle comes from.

[type GdkX11Display]

window

an Xlib Window

 

Returns

a GdkWindow wrapper for the native window, or NULL if the window has been destroyed. The wrapper will be newly created, if one doesn’t exist already.

[transfer full]

Since: 2.24


gdk_x11_window_lookup_for_display ()

GdkWindow *
gdk_x11_window_lookup_for_display (GdkDisplay *display,
                                   Window window);

Looks up the GdkWindow that wraps the given native window handle.

Parameters

display

the GdkDisplay corresponding to the window handle.

[type GdkX11Display]

window

an Xlib Window

 

Returns

the GdkWindow wrapper for the native window, or NULL if there is none.

[transfer none][type GdkX11Window]

Since: 2.24


gdk_x11_window_get_xid ()

Window
gdk_x11_window_get_xid (GdkWindow *window);

Returns the X resource (window) belonging to a GdkWindow.

Parameters

window

a native GdkWindow.

[type GdkX11Window]

Returns

the ID of drawable ’s X resource.


gdk_x11_window_set_hide_titlebar_when_maximized ()

void
gdk_x11_window_set_hide_titlebar_when_maximized
                               (GdkWindow *window,
                                gboolean hide_titlebar_when_maximized);

Set a hint for the window manager, requesting that the titlebar should be hidden when the window is maximized.

Note that this property is automatically updated by GTK+, so this function should only be used by applications which do not use GTK+ to create toplevel windows.

Parameters

window

a GdkWindow.

[type GdkX11Window]

hide_titlebar_when_maximized

whether to hide the titlebar when maximized

 

Since: 3.4


gdk_x11_window_set_theme_variant ()

void
gdk_x11_window_set_theme_variant (GdkWindow *window,
                                  char *variant);

GTK+ applications can request a dark theme variant. In order to make other applications - namely window managers using GTK+ for themeing - aware of this choice, GTK+ uses this function to export the requested theme variant as _GTK_THEME_VARIANT property on toplevel windows.

Note that this property is automatically updated by GTK+, so this function should only be used by applications which do not use GTK+ to create toplevel windows.

Parameters

window

a GdkWindow.

[type GdkX11Window]

variant

the theme variant to export

 

Since: 3.2


gdk_x11_window_set_user_time ()

void
gdk_x11_window_set_user_time (GdkWindow *window,
                              guint32 timestamp);

The application can use this call to update the _NET_WM_USER_TIME property on a toplevel window. This property stores an Xserver time which represents the time of the last user input event received for this window. This property may be used by the window manager to alter the focus, stacking, and/or placement behavior of windows when they are mapped depending on whether the new window was created by a user action or is a "pop-up" window activated by a timer or some other event.

Note that this property is automatically updated by GDK, so this function should only be used by applications which handle input events bypassing GDK.

Parameters

window

A toplevel GdkWindow.

[type GdkX11Window]

timestamp

An XServer timestamp to which the property should be set

 

Since: 2.6


gdk_x11_window_move_to_current_desktop ()

void
gdk_x11_window_move_to_current_desktop
                               (GdkWindow *window);

Moves the window to the correct workspace when running under a window manager that supports multiple workspaces, as described in the Extended Window Manager Hints specification. Will not do anything if the window is already on all workspaces.

Parameters

window

a GdkWindow.

[type GdkX11Window]

Since: 2.8


gdk_x11_window_move_to_desktop ()

void
gdk_x11_window_move_to_desktop (GdkWindow *window,
                                guint32 desktop);

Moves the window to the given workspace when running unde a window manager that supports multiple workspaces, as described in the Extended Window Manager Hints specification.

Parameters

window

a GdkWindow.

[type GdkX11Window]

desktop

the number of the workspace to move the window to

 

Since: 3.10


gdk_x11_window_get_desktop ()

guint32
gdk_x11_window_get_desktop (GdkWindow *window);

Gets the number of the workspace window is on.

Parameters

window

a GdkWindow.

[type GdkX11Window]

Returns

the current workspace of window

Since: 3.10


gdk_x11_window_set_utf8_property ()

void
gdk_x11_window_set_utf8_property (GdkWindow *window,
                                  const gchar *name,
                                  const gchar *value);

This function modifies or removes an arbitrary X11 window property of type UTF8_STRING. If the given window is not a toplevel window, it is ignored.

Parameters

window

a GdkWindow.

[type GdkX11Window]

name

Property name, will be interned as an X atom

 

value

Property value, or NULL to delete.

[allow-none]

Since: 3.4


gdk_x11_window_set_frame_extents ()

void
gdk_x11_window_set_frame_extents (GdkWindow *window,
                                  int left,
                                  int right,
                                  int top,
                                  int bottom);

gdk_x11_window_set_frame_extents has been deprecated since version 3.12 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use gdk_window_set_shadow_width() instead.

This is the same as gdk_window_set_shadow_width() but it only works on GdkX11Window.

Parameters

window

a GdkWindow.

[type GdkX11Window]

left

The left extent

 

right

The right extent

 

top

The top extent

 

bottom

The bottom extent

 

Since: 3.10


gdk_x11_window_set_frame_sync_enabled ()

void
gdk_x11_window_set_frame_sync_enabled (GdkWindow *window,
                                       gboolean frame_sync_enabled);

This function can be used to disable frame synchronization for a window. Normally frame synchronziation will be enabled or disabled based on whether the system has a compositor that supports frame synchronization, but if the window is not directly managed by the window manager, then frame synchronziation may need to be disabled. This is the case for a window embedded via the XEMBED protocol.

Parameters

window

a native GdkWindow.

[type GdkX11Window]

frame_sync_enabled

whether frame-synchronization should be enabled

 

Since: 3.8


gdk_x11_get_default_root_xwindow ()

Window
gdk_x11_get_default_root_xwindow (void);

Gets the root window of the default screen (see gdk_x11_get_default_screen()).

Returns

an Xlib Window.


gdk_x11_get_default_screen ()

gint
gdk_x11_get_default_screen (void);

Gets the default GTK+ screen number.

Returns

returns the screen number specified by the --display command line option or the DISPLAY environment variable when gdk_init() calls XOpenDisplay().


gdk_x11_get_default_xdisplay ()

Display *
gdk_x11_get_default_xdisplay (void);

Gets the default GTK+ display.

Returns

the Xlib Display* for the display specified in the --display command line option or the DISPLAY environment variable.

[transfer none]


gdk_x11_grab_server ()

void
gdk_x11_grab_server (void);

Call gdk_x11_display_grab() on the default display. To ungrab the server again, use gdk_x11_ungrab_server().

gdk_x11_grab_server()/gdk_x11_ungrab_server() calls can be nested.


gdk_x11_ungrab_server ()

void
gdk_x11_ungrab_server (void);

Ungrab the default display after it has been grabbed with gdk_x11_grab_server().


gdk_x11_get_parent_relative_pattern ()

cairo_pattern_t *
gdk_x11_get_parent_relative_pattern (void);

gdk_x11_get_parent_relative_pattern has been deprecated since version 3.24 and should not be used in newly-written code.

Don't use this function

Used with gdk_window_set_background_pattern() to inherit background from parent window. Useful for imitating transparency when compositing is not available. Otherwise behaves like a transparent pattern.

Since: 3.24.2


gdk_x11_cursor_get_xcursor ()

Cursor
gdk_x11_cursor_get_xcursor (GdkCursor *cursor);

Returns the X cursor belonging to a GdkCursor.

Parameters

cursor

a GdkCursor.

[type GdkX11Cursor]

Returns

an Xlib Cursor.


gdk_x11_cursor_get_xdisplay ()

Display *
gdk_x11_cursor_get_xdisplay (GdkCursor *cursor);

Returns the display of a GdkCursor.

Parameters

cursor

a GdkCursor.

[type GdkX11Cursor]

Returns

an Xlib Display*.

[transfer none]


gdk_x11_keymap_get_group_for_state ()

gint
gdk_x11_keymap_get_group_for_state (GdkKeymap *keymap,
                                    guint state);

Extracts the group from the state field sent in an X Key event. This is only needed for code processing raw X events, since GdkEventKey directly includes an is_modifier field.

Parameters

keymap

a GdkX11Keymap.

[type GdkX11Keymap]

state

raw state returned from X

 

Returns

the index of the active keyboard group for the event

Since: 3.6


gdk_x11_keymap_key_is_modifier ()

gboolean
gdk_x11_keymap_key_is_modifier (GdkKeymap *keymap,
                                guint keycode);

Determines whether a particular key code represents a key that is a modifier. That is, it’s a key that normally just affects the keyboard state and the behavior of other keys rather than producing a direct effect itself. This is only needed for code processing raw X events, since GdkEventKey directly includes an is_modifier field.

Parameters

keymap

a GdkX11Keymap.

[type GdkX11Keymap]

keycode

the hardware keycode from a key event

 

Returns

TRUE if the hardware keycode is a modifier key

Since: 3.6


gdk_x11_visual_get_xvisual ()

Visual *
gdk_x11_visual_get_xvisual (GdkVisual *visual);

Returns the X visual belonging to a GdkVisual.

Parameters

visual

a GdkVisual.

[type GdkX11Visual]

Returns

an Xlib Visual*.

[transfer none]


gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom ()

Atom
gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom (GdkAtom atom);

Converts from a GdkAtom to the X atom for the default GDK display with the same string value.

Parameters

atom

A GdkAtom

 

Returns

the X atom corresponding to atom .


gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display ()

Atom
gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display (GdkDisplay *display,
                                   GdkAtom atom);

Converts from a GdkAtom to the X atom for a GdkDisplay with the same string value. The special value GDK_NONE is converted to None.

Parameters

display

A GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

atom

A GdkAtom, or GDK_NONE

 

Returns

the X atom corresponding to atom , or None

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_xatom_to_atom ()

GdkAtom
gdk_x11_xatom_to_atom (Atom xatom);

Convert from an X atom for the default display to the corresponding GdkAtom.

Parameters

xatom

an X atom for the default GDK display

 

Returns

the corresponding GdkAtom.

[transfer none]


gdk_x11_xatom_to_atom_for_display ()

GdkAtom
gdk_x11_xatom_to_atom_for_display (GdkDisplay *display,
                                   Atom xatom);

Convert from an X atom for a GdkDisplay to the corresponding GdkAtom.

Parameters

display

A GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

xatom

an X atom

 

Returns

the corresponding GdkAtom.

[transfer none]

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_get_xatom_by_name ()

Atom
gdk_x11_get_xatom_by_name (const gchar *atom_name);

Returns the X atom for GDK’s default display corresponding to atom_name . This function caches the result, so if called repeatedly it is much faster than XInternAtom(), which is a round trip to the server each time.

Parameters

atom_name

a string

 

Returns

a X atom for GDK’s default display.


gdk_x11_get_xatom_by_name_for_display ()

Atom
gdk_x11_get_xatom_by_name_for_display (GdkDisplay *display,
                                       const gchar *atom_name);

Returns the X atom for a GdkDisplay corresponding to atom_name . This function caches the result, so if called repeatedly it is much faster than XInternAtom(), which is a round trip to the server each time.

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

atom_name

a string

 

Returns

a X atom for a GdkDisplay

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_get_xatom_name ()

const gchar *
gdk_x11_get_xatom_name (Atom xatom);

Returns the name of an X atom for GDK’s default display. This function is meant mainly for debugging, so for convenience, unlike XAtomName() and gdk_atom_name(), the result doesn’t need to be freed. Also, this function will never return NULL, even if xatom is invalid.

Parameters

xatom

an X atom for GDK’s default display

 

Returns

name of the X atom; this string is owned by GTK+, so it shouldn’t be modifed or freed.


gdk_x11_get_xatom_name_for_display ()

const gchar *
gdk_x11_get_xatom_name_for_display (GdkDisplay *display,
                                    Atom xatom);

Returns the name of an X atom for its display. This function is meant mainly for debugging, so for convenience, unlike XAtomName() and gdk_atom_name(), the result doesn’t need to be freed.

Parameters

display

the GdkDisplay where xatom is defined.

[type GdkX11Display]

xatom

an X atom

 

Returns

name of the X atom; this string is owned by GDK, so it shouldn’t be modifed or freed.

Since: 2.2


gdk_x11_set_sm_client_id ()

void
gdk_x11_set_sm_client_id (const gchar *sm_client_id);

Sets the SM_CLIENT_ID property on the application’s leader window so that the window manager can save the application’s state using the X11R6 ICCCM session management protocol.

See the X Session Management Library documentation for more information on session management and the Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual

Parameters

sm_client_id

the client id assigned by the session manager when the connection was opened, or NULL to remove the property.

[nullable]

Since: 2.24


gdk_x11_display_text_property_to_text_list ()

gint
gdk_x11_display_text_property_to_text_list
                               (GdkDisplay *display,
                                GdkAtom encoding,
                                gint format,
                                const guchar *text,
                                gint length,
                                gchar ***list);

Convert a text string from the encoding as it is stored in a property into an array of strings in the encoding of the current locale. (The elements of the array represent the nul-separated elements of the original text string.)

Parameters

display

The GdkDisplay where the encoding is defined.

[type GdkX11Display]

encoding

an atom representing the encoding. The most common values for this are STRING, or COMPOUND_TEXT. This is value used as the type for the property

 

format

the format of the property

 

text

The text data

 

length

The number of items to transform

 

list

location to store an array of strings in the encoding of the current locale. This array should be freed using gdk_free_text_list().

 

Returns

the number of strings stored in list, or 0, if the conversion failed

Since: 2.24


gdk_x11_free_text_list ()

void
gdk_x11_free_text_list (gchar **list);

Frees the array of strings created by gdk_x11_display_text_property_to_text_list().

Parameters

list

the value stored in the list parameter by a call to gdk_x11_display_text_property_to_text_list().

 

Since: 2.24


gdk_x11_display_string_to_compound_text ()

gint
gdk_x11_display_string_to_compound_text
                               (GdkDisplay *display,
                                const gchar *str,
                                GdkAtom *encoding,
                                gint *format,
                                guchar **ctext,
                                gint *length);

Convert a string from the encoding of the current locale into a form suitable for storing in a window property.

Parameters

display

the GdkDisplay where the encoding is defined.

[type GdkX11Display]

str

a nul-terminated string

 

encoding

location to store the encoding atom (to be used as the type for the property).

[out][transfer none]

format

location to store the format of the property.

[out]

ctext

location to store newly allocated data for the property.

[out][array length=length]

length

the length of ctext , in bytes

 

Returns

0 upon success, non-zero upon failure

Since: 2.24


gdk_x11_display_utf8_to_compound_text ()

gboolean
gdk_x11_display_utf8_to_compound_text (GdkDisplay *display,
                                       const gchar *str,
                                       GdkAtom *encoding,
                                       gint *format,
                                       guchar **ctext,
                                       gint *length);

Converts from UTF-8 to compound text.

Parameters

display

a GdkDisplay.

[type GdkX11Display]

str

a UTF-8 string

 

encoding

location to store resulting encoding.

[out]

format

location to store format of the result.

[out]

ctext

location to store the data of the result.

[out][array length=length]

length

location to store the length of the data stored in ctext

 

Returns

TRUE if the conversion succeeded, otherwise FALSE

Since: 2.24


gdk_x11_free_compound_text ()

void
gdk_x11_free_compound_text (guchar *ctext);

Frees the data returned from gdk_x11_display_string_to_compound_text().

Parameters

ctext

The pointer stored in ctext from a call to gdk_x11_display_string_to_compound_text().

 

Since: 2.24