Module xcb::ffi::base

Structs

xcb_auth_info_t	Container for authorization information. A container for authorization information to be sent to the X server
xcb_ge_event_t	GE event
xcb_generic_error_t	Generic error
xcb_generic_event_t	Generic event
xcb_generic_iterator_t	Generic iterator
xcb_generic_reply_t	Generic reply
xcb_void_cookie_t	Generic cookie

Enums

xcb_connection_t	XCB connection structure An opaque structure that contain all data that XCB needs to communicate with an X server.
xcb_extension_t	Opaque structure used as key for xcb_get_extension_data_t
xcb_special_event_t

Constants

XCB_CONN_CLOSED_EXT_NOTSUPPORTED	xcb connection shutdown because of extension not supported
XCB_CONN_CLOSED_FDPASSING_FAILED	Connection closed because some FD passing operation failed
XCB_CONN_CLOSED_INVALID_SCREEN	Connection closed because the server does not have a screen matching the display.
XCB_CONN_CLOSED_MEM_INSUFFICIENT	malloc(), calloc() and realloc() error upon failure, for eg ENOMEM
XCB_CONN_CLOSED_PARSE_ERR	Connection closed, error during parsing display string.
XCB_CONN_CLOSED_REQ_LEN_EXCEED	Connection closed, exceeding request length that server accepts.
XCB_CONN_ERROR	xcb connection errors because of socket, pipe and other stream errors.
XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT	XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT can be used for many xcb_create_window parameters
XCB_CURRENT_TIME	XCB_CURRENT_TIME can be used in most requests that take an xcb_timestamp_t
XCB_NONE	XCB_NONE is the universal null resource or null atom parameter value for many core X requests
XCB_NO_SYMBOL	XCB_NO_SYMBOL fills in unused entries in xcb_keysym_t tables

Functions

xcb_connect⚠	Connects to the X server. displayname: The name of the display. screenp: A pointer to a preferred screen number. Returns A newly allocated xcb_connection_t structure.
xcb_connect_to_display_with_auth_info⚠	Connects to the X server, using an authorization information. display: The name of the display. auth: The authorization information. screen: A pointer to a preferred screen number. Returns A newly allocated xcb_connection_t structure.
xcb_connect_to_fd⚠	Connects to the X server.
xcb_connection_has_error⚠	Test whether the connection has shut down due to a fatal error.
xcb_discard_reply⚠	Discards the reply for a request.
xcb_discard_reply64⚠	Discards the reply for a request, given by a 64bit sequence number
xcb_disconnect⚠	Closes the connection.
xcb_flush⚠	Forces any buffered output to be written to the server. Blocks until the write is complete.
xcb_generate_id⚠	Allocates an XID for a new object. Returns A newly allocated XID.
xcb_get_extension_data⚠	Caches reply information from QueryExtension requests.
xcb_get_file_descriptor⚠	Access the file descriptor of the connection.
xcb_get_maximum_request_length⚠	Returns the maximum request length that this server accepts.
xcb_get_setup⚠	Access the data returned by the server.
xcb_parse_display⚠	Parses a display string name in the form documented by X(7x). name: The name of the display. host: A pointer to a malloc’d copy of the hostname. display: A pointer to the display number. screen: A pointer to the screen number.
xcb_poll_for_event⚠	Returns the next event or error from the server.
xcb_poll_for_queued_event⚠	Returns the next event without reading from the connection.
xcb_poll_for_special_event⚠	Returns the next event from a special queue
xcb_prefetch_extension_data⚠	Prefetch of extension data into the extension cache
xcb_prefetch_maximum_request_length⚠	Prefetch the maximum request length without blocking.
xcb_register_for_special_xge⚠	Listen for a special event
xcb_request_check⚠	Return the error for a request, or NULL if none can ever arrive.
xcb_unregister_for_special_event⚠	Stop listening for a special event
xcb_wait_for_event⚠	Returns the next event or error from the server.
xcb_wait_for_special_event⚠	Returns the next event from a special queue, blocking until one arrives