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XF86VIDMODE(3)                                                  XF86VIDMODE(3)




NAME

       XF86VidModeQueryExtension,   XF86VidModeQueryVersion,   XF86VidModeSet-
       ClientVersion,   XF86VidModeGetModeLine,    XF86VidModeGetAllModeLines,
       XF86VidModeAddModeLine,  XF86VidModeDeleteModeLine, XF86VidModeModMode-
       Line, XF86VidModeValidateModeLine,  XF86VidModeSwitchMode,  XF86VidMod-
       eSwitchToMode,     XF86VidModeLockModeSwitch,    XF86VidModeGetMonitor,
       XF86VidModeGetViewPort,   XF86VidModeSetViewPort,    XF86VidModeGetDot-
       Clocks,  XF86VidModeGetGamma,  XF86VidModeSetGamma,  XF86VidModeGetGam-
       maRamp, XF86VidModeSetGammaRamp, XF86VidModeGetGammaRampSize,  XF86Vid-
       ModeGetPermissions - Extension library for the XFree86-VidMode X exten-
       sion


SYNOPSIS

       #include <X11/extensions/xf86vmode.h>

       Bool XF86VidModeQueryExtension(
           Display *display,
           int *event_base_return,
           int *error_base_return);

       Bool XF86VidModeQueryVersion(
           Display *display,
           int *major_version_return,
           int *minor_version_return);

       Bool XF86VidModeSetClientVersion(
           Display *display);

       Bool XF86VidModeGetModeLine(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           int *dotclock_return,
           XF86VidModeModeLine *modeline);

       Bool XF86VidModeGetAllModeLines(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           int *modecount_return,
           XF86VidModeModeInfo ***modesinfo);

       Bool XF86VidModeAddModeLine(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           XF86VidModeModeInfo *modeline
           XF86VidModeModeInfo *aftermode);

       Bool XF86VidModeDeleteModeLine(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           XF86VidModeModeInfo *modeline);

       Bool XF86VidModeModModeLine(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           XF86VidModeModeLine *modeline);

       Status XF86VidModeValidateModeLine(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           XF86VidModeModeLine *modeline);

       Bool XF86VidModeSwitchMode(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           int zoom);

       Bool XF86VidModeSwitchToMode(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           XF86VidModeModeInfo *modeline);

       Bool XF86VidModeLockModeSwitch(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           int lock);

       Bool XF86VidModeGetMonitor(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           XF86VidModeMonitor *monitor);

       Bool XF86VidModeGetViewPort(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           int *x_return,
           int *y_return);

       Bool XF86VidModeSetViewPort(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           int x,
           int y);

       XF86VidModeGetDotClocks(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           int *flags return,
           int *number of clocks return,
           int *max dot clock return,
           int **clocks return);

       XF86VidModeGetGamma(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           XF86VidModeGamma *Gamma);

       XF86VidModeSetGamma(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           XF86VidModeGamma *Gamma);

       XF86VidModeGetGammaRamp(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           int size,
           unsigned short *red array,
           unsigned short *green array,
           unsigned short *blue array);

       XF86VidModeSetGammaRamp(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           int size,
           unsigned short *red array,
           unsigned short *green array,
           unsigned short *blue array);

       XF86VidModeGetGammaRampSize(
           Display *display,
           int screen,
           int *size);


ARGUMENTS

       display             Specifies the connection to the X server.

       screen              Specifies which screen number the setting apply to.

       event_base_return   Returns the base event number for the extension.

       error_base_return   Returns the base error number for the extension.

       major_version_return
                           Returns  the major version number of the extension.

       minor_version_return
                           Returns the minor version number of the  extension.

       dotclock_return     Returns the clock for the mode line.

       modecount_return    Returns  the number of video modes available in the
                           server.

       zoom                If greater than zero,  indicates  that  the  server
                           should switch to the next mode, otherwise switch to
                           the previous mode.

       lock                Indicates that mode switching should be locked,  if
                           non-zero.

       modeline            Specifies  or returns the timing values for a video
                           mode.

       aftermode           Specifies the timing  values  for  the  video  mode
                           after which the new mode will added.

       modesinfo           Returns  the timing values and dotclocks for all of
                           the available video modes.

       monitor             Returns information about the monitor.

       x                   Specifies the desired X location for the  viewport.

       x_return            Returns the current X location of the viewport.

       y                   Specifies  the desired Y location for the viewport.

       y_return            Returns the current Y location of the viewport.


STRUCTURES

       Video Mode Settings:

              typedef struct {
                  unsigned short      hdisplay;       /* Number of display pixels horizontally */
                  unsigned short      hsyncstart;     /* Horizontal sync start */
                  unsigned short      hsyncend;       /* Horizontal sync end */
                  unsigned short      htotal;         /* Total horizontal pixels */
                  unsigned short      vdisplay;       /* Number of display pixels vertically */
                  unsigned short      vsyncstart;     /* Vertical sync start */
                  unsigned short      vsyncend;       /* Vertical sync start */
                  unsigned short      vtotal;         /* Total vertical pixels */
                  unsigned int        flags;          /* Mode flags */
                  int privsize;                       /* Size of private */
                  INT32       *private;               /* Server privates */
              } XF86VidModeModeLine;

              typedef struct {
                  unsigned int        dotclock;       /* Pixel clock */
                  unsigned short      hdisplay;       /* Number of display pixels horizontally */
                  unsigned short      hsyncstart;     /* Horizontal sync start */
                  unsigned short      hsyncend;       /* Horizontal sync end */
                  unsigned short      htotal;         /* Total horizontal pixels */
                  unsigned short      vdisplay;       /* Number of display pixels vertically */
                  unsigned short      vsyncstart;     /* Vertical sync start */
                  unsigned short      vsyncend;       /* Vertical sync start */
                  unsigned short      vtotal;         /* Total vertical pixels */
                  unsigned int        flags;          /* Mode flags */
                  int privsize;                       /* Size of private */
                  INT32       *private;               /* Server privates */
              } XF86VidModeModeInfo;


       Monitor information:

              typedef struct {
                  char*       vendor;                /* Name of manufacturer */
                  char*       model;                 /* Model name */
                  float       EMPTY;                 /* unused, for backward compatibility */
                  unsigned char nhsync;              /* Number of horiz sync ranges */
                  XF86VidModeSyncRange* hsync;       /* Horizontal sync ranges */
                  unsigned char nvsync;              /* Number of vert sync ranges */
                  XF86VidModeSyncRange* vsync;       /* Vertical sync ranges */
              } XF86VidModeMonitor;

              typedef struct {
                  float       hi;     /* Top of range */
                  float       lo;     /* Bottom of range */
              } XF86VidModeSyncRange;

              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 req */
                  Display *display;           /* Display the event was read from */
                  Window root;                /* root window of event screen */
                  int state;                  /* What happened */
                  int kind;                   /* What happened */
                  Bool forced;                /* extents of new region */
                  Time time;                  /* event timestamp */
              } XF86VidModeNotifyEvent;

              typedef struct {
                  float red;                  /* Red Gamma value */
                  float green;                /* Green Gamma value */
                  float blue;                 /* Blue Gamma value */
              } XF86VidModeGamma;



DESCRIPTION

       These  functions  provide  an  interface  to   the   server   extension
       XFree86-VidModeExtension which allows the video modes to be queried and
       adjusted dynamically and mode switching to be controlled.  Applications
       that use these functions must be linked with -lXxf86vm

   MODELINE FUNCTIONS
       The  XF86VidModeGetModeLine  function is used to query the settings for
       the currently selected video mode.  The calling program should  pass  a
       pointer  to  a  XF86VidModeModeLine structure that it has already allo-
       cated.  The function fills in the fields of the structure.

       If there are any server private values (currently  only  applicable  to
       the S3 server) the function will allocate storage for them.  Therefore,
       if the privsize field is non-zero,  the  calling  program  should  call
       Xfree(private) to free the storage.

       XF86VidModeGetAllModeLines  returns  the  settings for all video modes.
       The calling program supplies the address of a pointer which will be set
       by the function to point to an array of XF86VidModeModeInfo structures.
       The memory occupied by  the  array  is  dynamically  allocated  by  the
       XF86VidModeGetAllModeLines  function and should be freed by the caller.
       The first element of the array corresponds to the current video mode.

       The XF86VidModeModModeLine function can be used to change the  settings
       of  the  current  video  mode provided the requested settings are valid
       (e.g. they don't exceed the capabilities of the monitor).

       To add a mode to the list of available modes,  the  XF86VidModeAddMode-
       Line  function can be used.  Assuming the settings are valid, the video
       mode will be added after the existing mode which  matches  the  timings
       specified by the aftermode parameter.  To be considered a match, all of
       the fields of  the  given  XF86VidModeModeInfo  structure  must  match,
       except  the privsize and private fields.  If the aftermode parameter is
       zero, the mode will be added after the current mode.

       Modes can be deleted with the XF86VidModeDeleteModeLine function.   The
       specified  mode must match an existing mode.  To be considered a match,
       all of the fields  of  the  given  XF86VidModeModeInfo  structure  must
       match,  except  the  privsize  and  private  fields.  If the mode to be
       deleted is the current mode, a mode switch to the next mode will  occur
       first.  The last remaining mode can not be deleted.

       The validity of a mode can be checked with the XF86VidModeValidateMode-
       Line function.  If the specified mode can be used by the  server  (i.e.
       meets  all the constraints placed upon a mode by the combination of the
       server, card, and monitor) the function returns MODE_OK,  otherwise  it
       returns  a  value  indicating  the  reason  why the mode is invalid (as
       defined in xf86.h)

   MODE SWITCH FUNCTIONS
       When the function XF86VidModeSwitchMode  is  called,  the  server  will
       change the video mode to next (or previous) video mode. The XF86VidMod-
       eSwitchToMode function can be used to switch directly to the  specified
       mode.   Matching  is as specified in the description of the XF86VidMod-
       eAddModeLine function above.   The  XF86VidModeLockModeSwitch  function
       can  be used to allow or disallow mode switching whether the request to
       switch modes comes from a call to the XF86VidModeSwitchMode or XF86Vid-
       ModeSwitchToMode   functions  or  from  one  of  the  mode  switch  key
       sequences.

       Note: Because of the asynchronous nature of the X protocol, a  call  to
       XFlush  is needed if the application wants to see the mode change imme-
       diately.  To be informed of the execution status of the request, a cus-
       tom  error  handler  should  be installed using XSetErrorHandler before
       calling the mode switching function.

   MONITOR FUNCTIONS
       Information known to the server about the monitor is  returned  by  the
       XF86VidModeGetMonitor  function.  The hsync and vsync fields each point
       to an array of XF86VidModeSyncRange  structures.   The  arrays  contain
       nhsync  and  nvsync elements, respectively.  The hi and low values will
       be equal if a discreate value was given in the XF86Config file.

       The vendor, model, hsync, and vsync fields point to  dynamically  allo-
       cated storage that should be freed by the caller.

   VIEWPORT FUNCTIONS
       The  XF86VidModeGetViewPort and XF86VidModeSetViewPort functions can be
       used to, respectively, query and change the location of the upper  left
       corner of the viewport into the virtual screen.

   OTHER FUNCTIONS
       The  XF86VidModeQueryVersion function can be used to determine the ver-
       sion of the extension built into the server.

       The function  XF86VidModeQueryExtension  returns  the  lowest  numbered
       error and event values assigned to the extension.


BUGS

       The  XF86VidModeSetClientVersion,  XF86VidModeGetDotClocks, XF86VidMod-
       eGetGamma,  XF86VidModeSetGamma,  XF86VidModeSetGammaRamp,  XF86VidMod-
       eGetGammaRamp,  XF86VidModeGetGammaRampSize,  and XF86VidModeGetPermis-
       sions functions need to be documented.   In  the  meantime,  check  the
       source code for information about how to use them.


SEE ALSO

       Xorg(1), xorg.conf(5), XFlush(3), XSetErrorHandler(3), xvidtune(1)


AUTHORS

       Kaleb Keithley, Jon Tombs, David Dawes, and Joe Moss



X Version 11                   libXxf86vm 1.1.4                 XF86VIDMODE(3)

libXxf86vm 1.1.4 - Generated Mon Mar 23 09:52:44 CDT 2015
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