XShm(3) 							    X FUNCTIONS 							   XShm(3)

NAME

       XShmQueryExtension,  XShmQueryVersion,  XShmPixmapFormat,  XShmAttach,  XShmDetach  XShmCreateImage,  XShmPutImage,  XShmGetImage, XShmCre-
       atePixmap, XShmGetEventBase - X Shared Memory extension functions

SYNTAX

       #include <X11/Xlib.h>
       #include <sys/ipc.h>
       #include <sys/shm.h>
       #include <X11/extensions/XShm.h>

       Bool XShmQueryExtension(
	    Display *display);

       Bool XShmQueryVersion(
	    Display *display;
	    int *major, *minor;
	    Bool *pixmaps);

       int XShmPixmapFormat(
	    Display *display);

       Bool XShmAttach(
	    Display *display;
	    XShmSegmentInfo *shminfo);

       Bool XShmDetach(
	    Display *display;
	    XShmSegmentInfo *shminfo);

       XImage *XShmCreateImage (
	    Display *display;
	    Visual *visual;
	    unsigned int depth;
	    int format;
	    char *data;
	    XShmSegmentInfo *shminfo;
	    unsigned int width, height);

       Bool XShmPutImage(
	    Display *display;
	    Drawable d;
	    GC gc;
	    XImage *image;
	    int src_x, src_y, dest_x, dest_y;
	    unsigned int width, height;
	    bool send_event);

       Bool XShmGetImage (
	    Display *display;
	    Drawable d;
	    XImage *image;
	    int x, y;
	    unsigned long plane_mask);

       Pixmap XShmCreatePixmap(
	       Display *display;
	       Drawable d;
	       char *data;
	    XShmSegmentInfo *shminfo;
	    unsigned int width, height, depth);

       Status XShmGetEventBase(
	    Display *display);

STRUCTURES

       Events:
       typedef struct {
	   int type;		   /* of event */
	   unsigned long serial;   /* # of last request processed by server*/
	   Bool send_event;	   /* true if this came from a SendEvent request*/
	   Display *display;	   /* Display the event was read from */
	   Drawable drawable;	   /* drawable of request */
	   int major_code;	   /* ShmReqCode */
	   int minor_code;	   /* X_ShmPutImage */
	   ShmSeg shmseg;	   /* the ShmSeg used in the request*/
	   unsigned long offset;   /* the offset into ShmSeg used in the request*/
       } XShmCompletionEvent;

       a structure of type XShmSegmentInfo :

       typedef struct {
	   ShmSeg shmseg;      /* resource id */
	   int shmid;	       /* kernel id */
	   char *shmaddr;      /* address in client */
	   Bool readOnly;      /* how the server should attach it */
       } XShmSegmentInfo;

DESCRIPTION

       XShmQueryExtension checks to see if the shared memory extensions are available for the specified display.

       XShmQueryVersion returns the version numbers of the extension implementation. Shared memory pixmaps are supported if the  pixmaps  argument
       returns true.

       XShmAttach tells the server to attach to your shared memory segment. If all goes well, you will get a non-zero status, back and your XImage
       is ready for use.

       XShmDetach tells the server to detach from your shared memory segment.

       XShmPutImage combines an image in memory with a shape of the specified drawable. If XYBitmap format is used, the depth must be  one,  or  a
       ``BadMatch''  error  results.  The  foreground  pixel  in the GC defines the source for the one bits in the image, and the background pixel
       defines the source for the zero bits. For XYPixmap and ZPixmap, the depth must match the depth of the drawable,	or  a  ``BadMatch''  error
       results.

       XShmGetImage  reads image data into a shared memory XImage where display is the display of interest, drawable is the source drawable, image
       is the destination XImage, x and y are offsets within the drawable, and plane_mask defines which planes are to be read.

       XShmCreateImage allocates the memory needed for an XImage structure for the specified display but does not allocate  space  for	the  image
       itself.

       XShmPixmapFormat  gets  the format for the server. If your application can deal with the server pixmap data format, a shared memory segment
       and shminfo structure are created.

       XShmCreatePixmap points to a pixmap which you can manipulate in all of the usual ways, with the added bonus of being able to edit its  con-
       tents directly through the shared memory segment.

       XShmGetEventBase gets the completion event value.

SEE ALSO

       MIT-SHM - The MIT Shared Memory Extension

X Version 11							   libXext 1.3.1							   XShm(3)