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XcmsQueryBlack(3)						  XLIB FUNCTIONS						 XcmsQueryBlack(3)

NAME

       XcmsQueryBlack, XcmsQueryBlue, XcmsQueryGreen, XcmsQueryRed, XcmsQueryWhite - obtain black, blue, green, red, and white CCC color specifi-
       cations

SYNTAX

       Status XcmsQueryBlack(XcmsCCC ccc, XcmsColorFormat target_format, XcmsColor *color_return);

       Status XcmsQueryBlue(XcmsCCC ccc, XcmsColorFormat target_format, XcmsColor *color_return);

       Status XcmsQueryGreen(XcmsCCC ccc, XcmsColorFormat target_format, XcmsColor *color_return);

       Status XcmsQueryRed(XcmsCCC ccc, XcmsColorFormat target_format, XcmsColor *color_return);

       Status XcmsQueryWhite(XcmsCCC ccc, XcmsColorFormat target_format, XcmsColor *color_return);

ARGUMENTS

       ccc	 Specifies the CCC.  Note that the CCC's Client White Point and White Point Adjustment procedures are ignored.

       color_return
		 Returns the color specification in the specified target format for .  The white point associated with the returned color specifi-
		 cation is the Screen White Point.  The value returned in the pixel member is undefined.

       target_format
		 Specifies the target color specification format.

DESCRIPTION

       The XcmsQueryBlack function returns the color specification in the specified target format for zero-intensity red, green, and blue.

       The XcmsQueryBlue function returns the color specification in the specified target format for full-intensity blue while red and green are
       zero.

       The XcmsQueryGreen function returns the color specification in the specified target format for full-intensity green while red and blue are
       zero.

       The XcmsQueryRed function returns the color specification in the specified target format for full-intensity red while green and blue are
       zero.

       The XcmsQueryWhite function returns the color specification in the specified target format for full-intensity red, green, and blue.

SEE ALSO

       XcmsCIELabQueryMaxC(3), XcmsCIELuvQueryMaxC(3), XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxC(3)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface

X Version 11							   libX11 1.5.0 						 XcmsQueryBlack(3)

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