XCreateWindow(3)						  XLIB FUNCTIONS						  XCreateWindow(3)

NAME

       XCreateWindow, XCreateSimpleWindow, XSetWindowAttributes - create windows and window attributes structure

SYNTAX

       Window XCreateWindow(Display *display, Window parent, int x, int y, unsigned int width, unsigned int height, unsigned int border_width, int
	      depth, unsigned int class, Visual *visual, unsigned long valuemask, XSetWindowAttributes *attributes);

       Window XCreateSimpleWindow(Display *display, Window parent, int x, int y, unsigned int width, unsigned int height, unsigned int bor-
	      der_width, unsigned long border, unsigned long background);

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
		 Specifies the background pixel value of the window.

       border	 Specifies the border pixel value of the window.

       border_width
		 Specifies the width of the created window's border in pixels.

       class	 Specifies the created window's class.	You can pass InputOutput, InputOnly, or CopyFromParent.  A class of CopyFromParent means
		 the class is taken from the parent.

       depth	 Specifies the window's depth.	A depth of CopyFromParent means the depth is taken from the parent.

       display	 Specifies the connection to the X server.

       parent	 Specifies the parent window.

       valuemask Specifies which window attributes are defined in the attributes argument.  This mask is the bitwise inclusive OR of the valid
		 attribute mask bits.  If valuemask is zero, the attributes are ignored and are not referenced.

       visual	 Specifies the visual type.  A visual of CopyFromParent means the visual type is taken from the parent.

       width
       height	 Specify the width and height, which are the created window's inside dimensions and do not include the created window's borders.

       x
       y	 Specify the x and y coordinates, which are the top-left outside corner of the window's borders and are relative to the inside of
		 the parent window's borders.

DESCRIPTION

       The XCreateWindow function creates an unmapped subwindow for a specified parent window, returns the window ID of the created window, and
       causes the X server to generate a CreateNotify event.  The created 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
       integral, 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 border_width for an InputOnly window must be zero, or a BadMatch error results.  For class InputOutput, the visual type and depth must
       be a combination supported for the screen, or a BadMatch error results.	The depth need not be the same as the parent, but the parent must
       not be a window of class InputOnly, or a BadMatch error results.  For an InputOnly window, the depth must be zero, and the visual must be
       one supported by the screen.  If either condition is not met, a BadMatch error results.	The parent window, however, may have any depth and
       class.  If you specify any invalid window attribute for a window, a BadMatch error results.

       The created window is not yet displayed (mapped) on the user's display.	To display the window, call XMapWindow.  The new window initially
       uses the same cursor as its parent.  A new cursor can be defined for the new window by calling XDefineCursor.  The window will not be visi-
       ble on the screen unless it and all of its ancestors are mapped and it is not obscured by any of its ancestors.

       XCreateWindow can generate BadAlloc BadColor, BadCursor, BadMatch, BadPixmap, BadValue, and BadWindow errors.

       The XCreateSimpleWindow function creates an unmapped InputOutput subwindow for a specified parent window, returns the window ID of the cre-
       ated window, and causes the X server to generate a CreateNotify event.  The created window is placed on top in the stacking order with
       respect to siblings.  Any part of the window that extends outside its parent window is clipped.	The border_width for an InputOnly window
       must be zero, or a BadMatch error results.  XCreateSimpleWindow inherits its depth, class, and visual from its parent.  All other window
       attributes, except background and border, have their default values.

       XCreateSimpleWindow can generate BadAlloc, BadMatch, BadValue, and BadWindow errors.

STRUCTURES

       The XSetWindowAttributes structure contains:

       /* Window attribute value mask bits */

       #define	 CWBackPixmap		     (1L<<0)
       #define	 CWBackPixel		     (1L<<1)
       #define	 CWBorderPixmap 	     (1L<<2)
       #define	 CWBorderPixel		     (1L<<3)
       #define	 CWBitGravity		     (1L<<4)
       #define	 CWWinGravity		     (1L<<5)
       #define	 CWBackingStore 	     (1L<<6)
       #define	 CWBackingPlanes	     (1L<<7)
       #define	 CWBackingPixel 	     (1L<<8)
       #define	 CWOverrideRedirect	     (1L<<9)
       #define	 CWSaveUnder		     (1L<<10)
       #define	 CWEventMask		     (1L<<11)
       #define	 CWDontPropagate	     (1L<<12)
       #define	 CWColormap		     (1L<<13)
       #define	 CWCursor		     (1L<<14)
       /* Values */

       typedef struct {
	       Pixmap background_pixmap;       /* background, None, or ParentRelative */
	       unsigned long background_pixel; /* background pixel */
	       Pixmap border_pixmap;	       /* border of the window or CopyFromParent */
	       unsigned long border_pixel;     /* border pixel value */
	       int bit_gravity;        /* one of bit gravity values */
	       int win_gravity;        /* one of the window gravity values */
	       int backing_store;      /* NotUseful, WhenMapped, Always */
	       unsigned long backing_planes;   /* planes to be preserved if possible */
	       unsigned long backing_pixel;    /* value to use in restoring planes */
	       Bool save_under;        /* should bits under be saved? (popups) */
	       long event_mask;        /* set of events that should be saved */
	       long do_not_propagate_mask;     /* set of events that should not propagate */
	       Bool override_redirect; /* boolean value for override_redirect */
	       Colormap colormap;      /* color map to be associated with window */
	       Cursor cursor;	       /* cursor to be displayed (or None) */
       } XSetWindowAttributes;

       For a detailed explanation of the members of this structure, see Xlib - C Language X Interface.

DIAGNOSTICS

       BadAlloc  The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.

       BadColor  A value for a Colormap argument does not name a defined Colormap.

       BadCursor A value for a Cursor argument does not name a defined Cursor.

       BadMatch  The values do not exist for an InputOnly window.

       BadMatch  Some argument or pair of arguments has the correct type and range but fails to match in some other way required by the request.

       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 argu-
		 ment, the full range defined by the argument's type is accepted.  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

       XChangeWindowAttributes(3), XConfigureWindow(3), XDefineCursor(3), XDestroyWindow(3), XMapWindow(3), XRaiseWindow(3), XUnmapWindow(3)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface

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