08-28-2008
make a foreground running process to run background without hang up
I've tried this a long time ago and was successful but could not remember how i did it. Tried ctrl+Z and then used bg %
could not figure what i did after to keep it no hangup -
not sure if used nohup -p pid, can u plz help me out if this can be done.
Any help will be appreciated.
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XSetState(3X11) XLIB FUNCTIONS XSetState(3X11)
NAME
XSetState, XSetFunction, XSetPlaneMask, XSetForeground, XSetBackground - GC convenience routines
SYNTAX
XSetState(display, gc, foreground, background, function, plane_mask)
Display *display;
GC gc;
unsigned long foreground, background;
int function;
unsigned long plane_mask;
XSetFunction(display, gc, function)
Display *display;
GC gc;
int function;
XSetPlaneMask(display, gc, plane_mask)
Display *display;
GC gc;
unsigned long plane_mask;
XSetForeground(display, gc, foreground)
Display *display;
GC gc;
unsigned long foreground;
XSetBackground(display, gc, background)
Display *display;
GC gc;
unsigned long background;
ARGUMENTS
background
Specifies the background you want to set for the specified GC.
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
foreground
Specifies the foreground you want to set for the specified GC.
function Specifies the function you want to set for the specified GC.
gc Specifies the GC.
plane_mask
Specifies the plane mask.
DESCRIPTION
The XSetState function sets the foreground, background, plane mask, and function components for the specified GC.
XSetState can generate BadAlloc, BadGC, and BadValue errors.
XSetFunction sets a specified value in the specified GC.
XSetFunction can generate BadAlloc, BadGC, and BadValue errors.
The XSetPlaneMask function sets the plane mask in the specified GC.
XSetPlaneMask can generate BadAlloc and BadGC errors.
The XSetForeground function sets the foreground in the specified GC.
XSetForeground can generate BadAlloc and BadGC errors.
The XSetBackground function sets the background in the specified GC.
XSetBackground can generate BadAlloc and BadGC errors.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadAlloc The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.
BadGC A value for a GContext argument does not name a defined GContext.
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.
SEE ALSO
XCreateGC(3X11), XQueryBestSize(3X11), XSetArcMode(3X11), XSetClipOrigin(3X11), XSetFillStyle(3X11), XSetFont(3X11), XSetLineAt-
tributes(3X11), XSetTile(3X11)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
X Version 11 Release 6.6 XSetState(3X11)