Museum

Home

Lab Overview

Retrotechnology Articles

Online Manuals

⇒ XGrabServer(3X11) — NEWS-os 4.2.1R

Media Vault

Software Library

Restoration Projects

Artifacts Sought

Related Articles

XGrabButton(3X11)

XGrabKey(3X11)

XGrabKeyboard(3X11)

XGrabPointer(3X11)

XGrabServer(3X11)  —  NEWS-OS Programmer’s Manual

NAME

XGrabServer, XUngrabServer − grab the server

SYNTAX

XGrabServer(display)
      Display ∗display; XUngrabServer(display)
      Display ∗display;

ARGUMENTS

displaySpecifies the connection to the X server. 

DESCRIPTION

The XGrabServer function disables processing of requests and close downs on all other connections than the one this request arrived on. You should not grab the X server any more than is absolutely necessary. The XUngrabServer function restarts processing of requests and close downs on other connections. You should avoid grabbing the X server as much as possible.

SEE ALSO

XGrabButton(3X11), XGrabKey(3X11), XGrabKeyboard(3X11), XGrabPointer(3X11)
Xlib − C Language X Interface

NEWS-OSRelease 4.2.1R

Typewritten Software • bear@typewritten.org • Edmonds, WA 98026