1XAllocSizeHints(3) XLIB FUNCTIONS XAllocSizeHints(3)
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6 XAllocSizeHints, XSetWMNormalHints, XGetWMNormalHints, XSetWMSizeHints,
7 XGetWMSizeHints, XSizeHints - allocate size hints structure and set or
8 read a window's WM_NORMAL_HINTS property
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11 XSizeHints *XAllocSizeHints(void);
12 void XSetWMNormalHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints);
14 Status XGetWMNormalHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints
16 *hints_return, long *supplied_return);
17 void XSetWMSizeHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints,
19 Atom property);
20 Status XGetWMSizeHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints
22 *hints_return, long *supplied_return, Atom property);
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25 display Specifies the connection to the X server.
26 hints Specifies the size hints for the window in its normal state.
28 hints Specifies the XSizeHints structure to be used.
30 hints_return
32 Returns the size hints for the window in its normal state.
33 property Specifies the property name.
35 supplied_return
37 Returns the hints that were supplied by the user.
38 w Specifies the window.
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42 The XAllocSizeHints function allocates and returns a pointer to a
43 XSizeHints structure. Note that all fields in the XSizeHints structure
44 are initially set to zero. If insufficient memory is available, XAl‐
45 locSizeHints returns NULL. To free the memory allocated to this struc‐
46 ture, use XFree.
47 The XSetWMNormalHints function replaces the size hints for the WM_NOR‐
49 MAL_HINTS property on the specified window. If the property does not
50 already exist, XSetWMNormalHints sets the size hints for the WM_NOR‐
51 MAL_HINTS property on the specified window. The property is stored
52 with a type of WM_SIZE_HINTS and a format of 32.
53 XSetWMNormalHints can generate BadAlloc and BadWindow errors.
55 The XGetWMNormalHints function returns the size hints stored in the
57 WM_NORMAL_HINTS property on the specified window. If the property is
58 of type WM_SIZE_HINTS, is of format 32, and is long enough to contain
59 either an old (pre-ICCCM) or new size hints structure, XGetWMNormal‐
60 Hints sets the various fields of the XSizeHints structure, sets the
61 supplied_return argument to the list of fields that were supplied by
62 the user (whether or not they contained defined values), and returns a
63 nonzero status. Otherwise, it returns a zero status.
64 If XGetWMNormalHints returns successfully and a pre-ICCCM size hints
66 property is read, the supplied_return argument will contain the follow‐
67 ing bits:
68 (USPosition|USSize|PPosition|PSize|PMinSize|
70 PMaxSize|PResizeInc|PAspect)
71 If the property is large enough to contain the base size and window
73 gravity fields as well, the supplied_return argument will also contain
74 the following bits:
75 PBaseSize|PWinGravity
77 XGetWMNormalHints can generate a PN BadWindow error.
79 The XSetWMSizeHints function replaces the size hints for the specified
81 property on the named window. If the specified property does not
82 already exist, XSetWMSizeHints sets the size hints for the specified
83 property on the named window. The property is stored with a type of
84 WM_SIZE_HINTS and a format of 32. To set a window's normal size hints,
85 you can use the XSetWMNormalHints function.
86 XSetWMSizeHints can generate BadAlloc, BadAtom, and BadWindow errors.
88 The XGetWMSizeHints function returns the size hints stored in the spec‐
90 ified property on the named window. If the property is of type
91 WM_SIZE_HINTS, is of format 32, and is long enough to contain either an
92 old (pre-ICCCM) or new size hints structure, XGetWMSizeHints sets the
93 various fields of the XSizeHints structure, sets the supplied_return
94 argument to the list of fields that were supplied by the user (whether
95 or not they contained defined values), and returns a nonzero status.
96 Otherwise, it returns a zero status. To get a window's normal size
97 hints, you can use the XGetWMNormalHints function.
98 If XGetWMSizeHints returns successfully and a pre-ICCCM size hints
100 property is read, the supplied_return argument will contain the follow‐
101 ing bits:
102 (USPosition|USSize|PPosition|PSize|PMinSize|
104 PMaxSize|PResizeInc|PAspect)
105 If the property is large enough to contain the base size and window
107 gravity fields as well, the supplied_return argument will also contain
108 the following bits:
109 PBaseSize|PWinGravity
111 XGetWMSizeHints can generate BadAtom and BadWindow errors.
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115 WM_NORMAL_HINTS
116 Size hints for a window in its normal state. The C type of
117 this property is XSizeHints.
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120 The XSizeHints structure contains:
121 /* Size hints mask bits */
123 #define USPosition (1L << 0) /* user specified x, y */
125 #define USSize (1L << 1) /* user specified width,
126 height */
127 #define PPosition (1L << 2) /* program specified posi‐
128 tion */
129 #define PSize (1L << 3) /* program specified size */
130 #define PMinSize (1L << 4) /* program specified minimum
131 size */
132 #define PMaxSize (1L << 5) /* program specified maximum
134 size */
135 #define PResizeInc (1L << 6) /* program specified resize
136 increments */
137 #define PAspect (1L << 7) /* program specified min and
138 max aspect ratios */
139 #define PBaseSize (1L << 8)
140 #define PWinGrav‐ (1L << 9)
141 ity
142 #define PAllHints (PPosition|
143 PSize|
144 PMinSize|
145 PMaxSize|
146 PRe‐
147 sizeInc|
148 PAspect)
149 /* Values */
150 typedef struct {
152 long flags; /* marks which fields in this structure are defined */
153 int x, y; /* Obsolete */
154 int width, height; /* Obsolete */
155 int min_width, min_height;
156 int max_width, max_height;
157 int width_inc, height_inc;
158 struct {
159 int x; /* numerator */
160 int y; /* denominator */
161 } min_aspect, max_aspect;
162 int base_width, base_height;
163 int win_gravity;
164 /* this structure may be extended in the future */
165 } XSizeHints;
166 The x, y, width, and height members are now obsolete and are left
168 solely for compatibility reasons. The min_width and min_height members
169 specify the minimum window size that still allows the application to be
170 useful. The max_width and max_height members specify the maximum win‐
171 dow size. The width_inc and height_inc members define an arithmetic
172 progression of sizes (minimum to maximum) into which the window prefers
173 to be resized. The min_aspect and max_aspect members are expressed as
174 ratios of x and y, and they allow an application to specify the range
175 of aspect ratios it prefers. The base_width and base_height members
176 define the desired size of the window. The window manager will inter‐
177 pret the position of the window and its border width to position the
178 point of the outer rectangle of the overall window specified by the
179 win_gravity member. The outer rectangle of the window includes any
180 borders or decorations supplied by the window manager. In other words,
181 if the window manager decides to place the window where the client
182 asked, the position on the parent window's border named by the
183 win_gravity will be placed where the client window would have been
184 placed in the absence of a window manager.
185 Note that use of the PAllHints macro is highly discouraged.
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189 BadAlloc The server failed to allocate the requested resource or
190 server memory.
191 BadAtom A value for an Atom argument does not name a defined Atom.
193 BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
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197 XAllocClassHint(3), XAllocIconSize(3), XAllocWMHints(3), XFree(3),
198 XSetCommand(3), XSetTransientForHint(3), XSetTextProperty(3), XSetWM‐
199 ClientMachine(3), XSetWMColormapWindows(3), XSetWMIconName(3), XSetWM‐
200 Name(3), XSetWMProperties(3), XSetWMProtocols(3), XStringListTo‐
201 TextProperty(3)
202 Xlib - C Language X Interface, O'Reilly and Associates,
203X Version 11 libX11 1.6.12 XAllocSizeHints(3)