02-01-2006
how to get background job to foreground
hi, i am just wondering that wen we give the following code we make a process run in background...can the viceversa be performed?i.e can this be made foreground again
[root@sandy root]# sleep 75&
[1] 21751
[root@sandy root]#
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XSetState(3X11) MIT X11R4 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 function sets the foreground, background, plane mask, and function components for the specified GC.
can generate and errors.
sets a specified value in the specified GC.
can generate and errors.
The function sets the plane mask in the specified GC.
can generate and errors.
The function sets the foreground in the specified GC.
can generate and errors.
The function sets the background in the specified GC.
can generate and errors.
Diagnostics
The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.
A value for a GContext argument does not name a defined GContext.
Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted by the request.
Unless a specific range is specified for an argument, 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)
X Window System: The Complete Reference, Second Edition, Robert W. Scheifler and James Gettys
XSetState(3X11)