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XConfigureWindow(3X11)        X11 SDE 5.4R3.00        XConfigureWindow(3X11)


NAME
       XConfigureWindow, XMoveWindow, XResizeWindow, XMoveResizeWindow,
       XSetWindowBorderWidth, XWindowChanges - configure windows and window
       changes structure

SYNTAX
       XConfigureWindow(display, w, value_mask, values)
             Display *display;
             Window w;
             unsigned int value_mask;
             XWindowChanges *values;

       XMoveWindow(display, w, x, y)
             Display *display;
             Window w;
             int x, y;

       XResizeWindow(display, w, width, height)
             Display *display;
             Window w;
             unsigned int width, height;

       XMoveResizeWindow(display, w, x, y, width, height)
             Display *display;
             Window w;
             int x, y;
             unsigned int width, height;

       XSetWindowBorderWidth(display, w, width)
             Display *display;
             Window w;
             unsigned int width;

ARGUMENTS
       display   Specifies the connection to the X server.

       value_mask
                 Specifies which values are to be set using information in
                 the values structure.  This mask is the bitwise inclusive
                 OR of the valid configure window values bits.

       values    Specifies the XWindowChanges structure.

       w         Specifies the window to be reconfigured, moved, or
                 resized..

       width     Specifies the width of the window border.

       width
       height    Specify the width and height, which are the interior
                 dimensions of the window.

       x
       y         Specify the x and y coordinates, which define the new



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                 location of the top-left pixel of the window's border or
                 the window itself if it has no border or define the new
                 position of the window relative to its parent.

DESCRIPTION
       The XConfigureWindow function uses the values specified in the
       XWindowChanges structure to reconfigure a window's size, position,
       border, and stacking order.  Values not specified are taken from the
       existing geometry of the window.

       If a sibling is specified without a stack_mode or if the window is
       not actually a sibling, a BadMatch error results.  Note that the
       computations for BottomIf, TopIf, and Opposite are performed with
       respect to the window's final geometry (as controlled by the other
       arguments passed to XConfigureWindow), not its initial geometry.  Any
       backing store contents of the window, its inferiors, and other newly
       visible windows are either discarded or changed to reflect the
       current screen contents (depending on the implementation).

       XConfigureWindow can generate BadMatch, BadValue, and BadWindow
       errors.

       The XMoveWindow function moves the specified window to the specified
       x and y coordinates, but it does not change the window's size, raise
       the window, or change the mapping state of the window.  Moving a
       mapped window may or may not lose the window's contents depending on
       if the window is obscured by nonchildren and if no backing store
       exists.  If the contents of the window are lost, the X server
       generates Expose events.  Moving a mapped window generates Expose
       events on any formerly obscured windows.

       If the override-redirect flag of the window is False and some other
       client has selected SubstructureRedirectMask on the parent, the X
       server generates a ConfigureRequest event, and no further processing
       is performed.  Otherwise, the window is moved.

       XMoveWindow can generate a BadWindow error.

       The XResizeWindow function changes the inside dimensions of the
       specified window, not including its borders.  This function does not
       change the window's upper-left coordinate or the origin and does not
       restack the window.  Changing the size of a mapped window may lose
       its contents and generate Expose events.  If a mapped window is made
       smaller, changing its size generates Expose events on windows that
       the mapped window formerly obscured.

       If the override-redirect flag of the window is False and some other
       client has selected SubstructureRedirectMask on the parent, the X
       server generates a ConfigureRequest event, and no further processing
       is performed.  If either width or height is zero, a BadValue error
       results.

       XResizeWindow can generate BadValue and BadWindow errors.




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       The XMoveResizeWindow function changes the size and location of the
       specified window without raising it.  Moving and resizing a mapped
       window may generate an Expose event on the window.  Depending on the
       new size and location parameters, moving and resizing a window may
       generate Expose events on windows that the window formerly obscured.

       If the override-redirect flag of the window is False and some other
       client has selected SubstructureRedirectMask on the parent, the X
       server generates a ConfigureRequest event, and no further processing
       is performed.  Otherwise, the window size and location are changed.

       XMoveResizeWindow can generate BadValue and BadWindow errors.

       The XSetWindowBorderWidth function sets the specified window's border
       width to the specified width.

       XSetWindowBorderWidth can generate a BadWindow error.

STRUCTURES
       The XWindowChanges structure contains:


       /* Configure window value mask bits */
       #define   CWX                         (1<<0)
       #define   CWY                         (1<<1)
       #define   CWWidth                     (1<<2)
       #define   CWHeight                    (1<<3)
       #define   CWBorderWidth               (1<<4)
       #define   CWSibling                   (1<<5)
       #define   CWStackMode                 (1<<6)
       /* Values */

       typedef struct {
            int x, y;
            int width, height;
            int border_width;
            Window sibling;
            int stack_mode;
       } XWindowChanges;

       The x and y members are used to set the window's x and y coordinates,
       which are relative to the parent's origin and indicate the position
       of the upper-left outer corner of the window.  The width and height
       members are used to set the inside size of the window, not including
       the border, and must be nonzero, or a BadValue error results.
       Attempts to configure a root window have no effect.

       The border_width member is used to set the width of the border in
       pixels.  Note that setting just the border width leaves the outer-
       left corner of the window in a fixed position but moves the absolute
       position of the window's origin.  If you attempt to set the border-
       width attribute of an InputOnly window nonzero, a BadMatch error
       results.




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       The sibling member is used to set the sibling window for stacking
       operations.  The stack_mode member is used to set how the window is
       to be restacked and can be set to Above, Below, TopIf, BottomIf, or
       Opposite.

DIAGNOSTICS
       BadMatch  An InputOnly window is used as a Drawable.

       BadMatch  Some argument or pair of arguments has the correct type and
                 range but fails to match in some other way required by the
                 request.

       BadValue  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.

       BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined
                 Window.

SEE ALSO
       XChangeWindowAttributes(3X11), XCreateWindow(3X11),
       XDestroyWindow(3X11), XMapWindow(3X11), XRaiseWindow(3X11),
       XUnmapWindow(3X11)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface































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