NAME

XGetGeometry − obtain the current geometry of drawable. 

Synopsis

Status XGetGeometry(display, drawable, root_return, x_return, y_return,

width_return, height_return, border_width_return, depth_return)
Display *display;
Drawable drawable;
Window *root_return;
int *x_return, *y_return;
unsigned int *width_return, *height_return;
unsigned int *border_width_return;
unsigned int *depth_return;

Arguments

displaySpecifies a connection to an X server; returned from XOpenDisplay(). 

drawableSpecifies the drawable, either a window or a pixmap. 

root_returnReturns the root window ID of the specified window. 

x_return

y_returnReturn the coordinates of the upper-left pixel of the window’s border, relative to its parent’s origin.  For pixmaps, these coordinates are always zero. 

width_return

height_return
Return the dimensions of the drawable. For a window, these return the inside size (not including the border).

border_width_return
Returns the borderwidth, in pixels, of the window’s border, if the drawable is a window. Returns zero if the drawable is a pixmap.

depth_returnReturns the depth of the pixmap  or window (bits per pixel for the object). 

Description

This function gets the current geometry of a drawable, plus the ID of the root window of the screen the window is on.  It is legal to pass to this function on InputOnly window.  XGetGeometry() returns a Status of zero on failure, or nonzero on success. 

Errors

BadDrawable

See Also

XConfigureWindow(), XGetWindowAttributes(), XMoveResizeWindow(), XMoveWindow(), XResizeWindow(). 

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