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displayofccc

DisplayOfCCC(3X11)						  XLIB FUNCTIONS						DisplayOfCCC(3X11)

NAME

       DisplayOfCCC, VisualOfCCC, ScreenNumberOfCCC, ScreenWhitePointOfCCC, ClientWhitePointOfCCC - Color Conversion Context macros

SYNTAX

       DisplayOfCCC(ccc)
	    XcmsCCC ccc;

       VisualOfCCC(ccc)
	    XcmsCCC ccc;

       ScreenNumberOfCCC(ccc)
	    XcmsCCC ccc;

       ScreenWhitePointOfCCC(ccc)
	    XcmsCCC ccc;

       ClientWhitePointOfCCC(ccc)
	    XcmsCCC ccc;

ARGUMENTS

       ccc	 Specifies the CCC.

DESCRIPTION

       The DisplayOfCCC macro returns the display associated with the specified CCC.

       The VisualOfCCC macro returns the visual associated with the specified CCC.

       The ScreenNumberOfCCC macro returns the number of the screen associated with the specified CCC.

       The ScreenWhitePointOfCCC macro returns the screen white point of the screen associated with the specified CCC.

       The ClientWhitePointOfCC macro returns the client white point of the screen associated with the specified CCC.

SEE ALSO

       XcmsCCCOfColormap(3X11), XcmsConvertColors(3X11), XcmsCreateCCC(3X11), XcmsDefaultCCC(3X11), XcmsSetWhitePoint(3X11)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface

X Version 11							    Release 6.6 						DisplayOfCCC(3X11)