Appendix A: Xlib Functions and Protocol Requests

This appendix provides two tables that relate to Xlib functions and the X protocol. The following table lists each Xlib function (in alphabetical order) and the corresponding protocol request that it generates.

Xlib Function Protocol Request

XActivateScreenSaver() ForceScreenSaver
XAddHost() ChangeHosts
XAddHosts() ChangeHosts
XAddToSaveSet() ChangeSaveSet
XAllocColor() AllocColor
XAllocColorCells() AllocColorCells
XAllocColorPlanes() AllocColorPlanes
XAllocNamedColor() AllocNamedColor
XAllowEvents() AllowEvents
XAutoRepeatOff() ChangeKeyboardControl
XAutoRepeatOn() ChangeKeyboardControl
XBell() Bell
XChangeActivePointerGrab() ChangeActivePointerGrab
XChangeGC() ChangeGC
XChangeKeyboardControl() ChangeKeyboardControl
XChangeKeyboardMapping() ChangeKeyboardMapping
XChangePointerControl() ChangePointerControl
XChangeProperty() ChangeProperty
XChangeSaveSet() ChangeSaveSet
XChangeWindowAttributes() ChangeWindowAttributes
XCirculateSubwindows() CirculateWindow
XCirculateSubwindowsDown() CirculateWindow
XCirculateSubwindowsUp() CirculateWindow
XClearArea() ClearArea
XClearWindow() ClearArea
XConfigureWindow() ConfigureWindow
XConvertSelection() ConvertSelection
XCopyArea() CopyArea
XCopyColormapAndFree() CopyColormapAndFree
XCopyGC() CopyGC
XCopyPlane() CopyPlane
XCreateBitmapFromData() CreateGC
CreatePixmap
FreeGC
PutImage
XCreateColormap() CreateColormap
XCreateFontCursor() CreateGlyphCursor
XCreateGC() CreateGC
XCreateGlyphCursor() CreateGlyphCursor
XCreatePixmap() CreatePixmap
XCreatePixmapCursor() CreateCursor
XCreatePixmapFromData() CreateGC
CreatePixmap
FreeGC
PutImage
XCreateSimpleWindow() CreateWindow
XCreateWindow() CreateWindow
XDefineCursor() ChangeWindowAttributes
XDeleteProperty() DeleteProperty
XDestroySubwindows() DestroySubwindows
XDestroyWindow() DestroyWindow
XDisableAccessControl() SetAccessControl
XDrawArc() PolyArc
XDrawArcs() PolyArc
XDrawImageString() ImageText8
XDrawImageString16() ImageText16
XDrawLine() PolySegment
XDrawLines() PolyLine
XDrawPoint() PolyPoint
XDrawPoints() PolyPoint
XDrawRectangle() PolyRectangle
XDrawRectangles() PolyRectangle
XDrawSegments() PolySegment
XDrawString() PolyText8
XDrawString16() PolyText16
XDrawText() PolyText8
XDrawText16() PolyText16
XEnableAccessControl() SetAccessControl
XFetchBytes() GetProperty
XFetchName() GetProperty
XFillArc() PolyFillArc
XFillArcs() PolyFillArc
XFillPolygon() FillPoly
XFillRectangle() PolyFillRectangle
XFillRectangles() PolyFillRectangle
XForceScreenSaver() ForceScreenSaver
XFreeColormap() FreeColormap
XFreeColors() FreeColors
XFreeCursor() FreeCursor
XFreeFont() CloseFont
XFreeGC() FreeGC
XFreePixmap() FreePixmap
XGetAtomName() GetAtomName
XGetClassHint() GetProperty
XGetFontPath() GetFontPath
XGetGeometry() GetGeometry
XGetIconName() GetProperty
XGetIconSizes() GetProperty
XGetImage() GetImage
XGetInputFocus() GetInputFocus
XGetKeyboardControl() GetKeyboardControl
XGetKeyboardMapping() GetKeyboardMapping
XGetModifierMapping() GetModifierMapping
XGetMotionEvents() GetMotionEvents
XGetModifierMapping() GetModifierMapping
XGetNormalHints() GetProperty
XGetPointerControl() GetPointerControl
XGetPointerMapping() GetPointerMapping
XGetRGBColormaps() GetProperty
XGetScreenSaver() GetScreenSaver
XGetSelectionOwner() GetSelectionOwner
XGetSizeHints() GetProperty
XGetTextProperty() GetProperty
XGetTransientForHint() GetProperty
XGetWMClientMachine() GetProperty
XGetWMColormapWindows() GetProperty
InternAtom
XGetWMHints() GetProperty
XGetWMIconName() GetProperty
XGetWMName() GetProperty
XGetWMNormalHints() GetProperty
XGetWMProtocols() GetProperty
InternAtom
XGetWMSizeHints() GetProperty
XGetWindowAttributes() GetWindowAttributes
GetGeometry
XGetWindowProperty() GetProperty
XGetZoomHints() GetProperty
XGrabButton() GrabButton
XGrabKey() GrabKey
XGrabKeyboard() GrabKeyboard
XGrabPointer() GrabPointer
XGrabServer() GrabServer
XIconifyWindow() InternAtom
SendEvent
InitExtension() QueryExtension
XInstallColormap() InstallColormap
XInternAtom() InternAtom
XKillClient() KillClient
XListExtensions() ListExtensions
XListFonts() ListFonts
XListFontsWithInfo() ListFontsWithInfo
XListHosts() ListHosts
XListInstalledColormaps() ListInstalledColormaps
XListProperties() ListProperties
XLoadFont() OpenFont
XLoadQueryFont() OpenFont
QueryFont
XLookupColor() LookupColor
XLowerWindow() ConfigureWindow
XMapRaised() ConfigureWindow
MapWindow
XMapSubwindows() MapSubwindows
XMapWindow() MapWindow
XMoveResizeWindow() ConfigureWindow
XMoveWindow() ConfigureWindow
XNoOp() NoOperation
XOpenDisplay() CreateGC
XParseColor() LookupColor
XPutImage() PutImage
XQueryBestCursor() QueryBestSize
XQueryBestSize() QueryBestSize
XQueryBestStipple() QueryBestSize
XQueryBestTile() QueryBestSize
XQueryColor() QueryColors
XQueryColors() QueryColors
XQueryExtension() QueryExtension
XQueryFont() QueryFont
XQueryKeymap() QueryKeymap
XQueryPointer() QueryPointer
XQueryTextExtents() QueryTextExtents
XQueryTextExtents16() QueryTextExtents
XQueryTree() QueryTree
XRaiseWindow() ConfigureWindow
XReadBitmapFile() CreateGC
CreatePixmap
FreeGC
PutImage
XRecolorCursor() RecolorCursor
XReconfigureWMWindow() ConfigureWindow
SendEvent
XRemoveFromSaveSet() ChangeSaveSet
XRemoveHost() ChangeHosts
XRemoveHosts() ChangeHosts
XReparentWindow() ReparentWindow
XResetScreenSaver() ForceScreenSaver
XResizeWindow() ConfigureWindow
XRestackWindows() ConfigureWindow
XRotateBuffers() RotateProperties
XRotateWindowProperties() RotateProperties
XSelectInput() ChangeWindowAttributes
XSendEvent() SendEvent
XSetAccessControl() SetAccessControl
XSetArcMode() ChangeGC
XSetBackground() ChangeGC
XSetClassHint() ChangeProperty
XSetClipMask() ChangeGC
XSetClipOrigin() ChangeGC
XSetClipRectangles() SetClipRectangles
XSetCloseDownMode() SetCloseDownMode
XSetCommand() ChangeProperty
XSetDashes() SetDashes
XSetFillRule() ChangeGC
XSetFillStyle() ChangeGC
XSetFont() ChangeGC
XSetFontPath() SetFontPath
XSetForeground() ChangeGC
XSetFunction() ChangeGC
XSetGraphicsExposures() ChangeGC
XSetIconName() ChangeProperty
XSetIconSizes() ChangeProperty
XSetInputFocus() SetInputFocus
XSetLineAttributes() ChangeGC
XSetModifierMapping() SetModifierMapping
XSetNormalHints() ChangeProperty
XSetPlaneMask() ChangeGC
XSetPointerMapping() SetPointerMapping
XSetRGBColormaps() ChangeProperty
XSetScreenSaver() SetScreenSaver
XSetSelectionOwner() SetSelectionOwner
XSetSizeHints() ChangeProperty
XSetStandardProperties() ChangeProperty
XSetState() ChangeGC
XSetStipple() ChangeGC
XSetSubwindowMode() ChangeGC
XSetTextProperty() ChangeProperty
XSetTile() ChangeGC
XSetTransientForHint() ChangeProperty
XSetTSOrigin() ChangeGC
XSetWMClientMachine() ChangeProperty
XSetWMColormapWindows() ChangeProperty
InternAtom
XSetWMHints() ChangeProperty
XSetWMIconName() ChangeProperty
XSetWMName() ChangeProperty
XSetWMNormalHints() ChangeProperty
XSetWMProperties() ChangeProperty
XSetWMProtocols() ChangeProperty
InternAtom
XSetWMSizeHints() ChangeProperty
XSetWindowBackground() ChangeWindowAttributes
XSetWindowBackgroundPixmap() ChangeWindowAttributes
XSetWindowBorder() ChangeWindowAttributes
XSetWindowBorderPixmap() ChangeWindowAttributes
XSetWindowBorderWidth() ConfigureWindow
XSetWindowColormap() ChangeWindowAttributes
XSetZoomHints() ChangeProperty
XStoreBuffer() ChangeProperty
XStoreBytes() ChangeProperty
XStoreColor() StoreColors
XStoreColors() StoreColors
XStoreName() ChangeProperty
XStoreNamedColor() StoreNamedColor
XSync() GetInputFocus
XSynchronize() GetInputFocus
XTranslateCoordinates() TranslateCoordinates
XUndefineCursor() ChangeWindowAttributes
XUngrabButton() UngrabButton
XUngrabKey() UngrabKey
XUngrabKeyboard() UngrabKeyboard
XUngrabPointer() UngrabPointer
XUngrabServer() UngrabServer
XUninstallColormap() UninstallColormap
XUnloadFont() CloseFont
XUnmapSubwindows() UnmapSubwindows
XUnmapWindow() UnmapWindow
XWarpPointer() WarpPointer
XWithdrawWindow() SendEvent
UnmapWindow

The following table lists each X protocol request (in alphabetical order) and the Xlib functions that reference it.


Protocol Request Xlib Function

AllocColor XAllocColor()
AllocColorCells XAllocColorCells()
AllocColorPlanes XAllocColorPlanes()
AllocNamedColor XAllocNamedColor()
AllowEvents XAllowEvents()
Bell XBell()
SetAccessControl XDisableAccessControl()
XEnableAccessControl()
XSetAccessControl()
ChangeActivePointerGrab XChangeActivePointerGrab()
SetCloseDownMode XSetCloseDownMode()
ChangeGC XChangeGC()
XSetArcMode()
XSetBackground()
XSetClipMask()
XSetClipOrigin()
XSetFillRule()
XSetFillStyle()
XSetFont()
XSetForeground()
XSetFunction()
XSetGraphicsExposures()
XSetLineAttributes()
XSetPlaneMask()
XSetState()
XSetStipple()
XSetSubwindowMode()
XSetTile()
XSetTSOrigin()
ChangeHosts XAddHost()
XAddHosts()
XRemoveHost()
XRemoveHosts()
ChangeKeyboardControl XAutoRepeatOff()
XAutoRepeatOn()
XChangeKeyboardControl()
ChangeKeyboardMapping XChangeKeyboardMapping()
ChangePointerControl XChangePointerControl()
ChangeProperty XChangeProperty()
XSetClassHint()
XSetCommand()
XSetIconName()
XSetIconSizes()
XSetNormalHints()
XSetRGBColormaps()
XSetSizeHints()
XSetStandardProperties()
XSetTextProperty()
XSetTransientForHint()
XSetWMClientMachine()
XSetWMColormapWindows()
XSetWMHints()
XSetWMIconName()
XSetWMName()
XSetWMNormalHints()
XSetWMProperties()
XSetWMProtocols()
XSetWMSizeHints()
XSetZoomHints()
XStoreBuffer()
XStoreBytes()
XStoreName()
ChangeSaveSet XAddToSaveSet()
XChangeSaveSet()
XRemoveFromSaveSet()
ChangeWindowAttributes XChangeWindowAttributes()
XDefineCursor()
XSelectInput()
XSetWindowBackground()
XSetWindowBackgroundPixmap()
XSetWindowBorder()
XSetWindowBorderPixmap()
XSetWindowColormap()
XUndefineCursor()
CirculateWindow XCirculateSubwindowsDown()
XCirculateSubwindowsUp()
XCirculateSubwindows()
ClearArea XClearArea()
XClearWindow()
CloseFont XFreeFont()
XUnloadFont()
ConfigureWindow XConfigureWindow()
XLowerWindow()
XMapRaised()
XMoveResizeWindow()
XMoveWindow()
XRaiseWindow()
XReconfigureWMWindow()
XResizeWindow()
XRestackWindows()
XSetWindowBorderWidth()
ConvertSelection XConvertSelection()
CopyArea XCopyArea()
CopyColormapAndFree XCopyColormapAndFree()
CopyGC XCopyGC()
CopyPlane XCopyPlane()
CreateColormap XCreateColormap()
CreateCursor XCreatePixmapCursor()
CreateGC XCreateGC()
XCreateBitmapFromData()
XCreatePixmapFromData() XOpenDisplay()
XReadBitmapFile()
CreateGlyphCursor XCreateFontCursor()
XCreateGlyphCursor()
CreatePixmap XCreatePixmap()
XCreateBitmapFromData()
XCreatePixmapFromData() XReadBitmapFile()
CreateWindow XCreateSimpleWindow()
XCreateWindow()
DeleteProperty XDeleteProperty()
DestroySubwindows XDestroySubwindows()
DestroyWindow XDestroyWindow()
FillPoly XFillPolygon()
ForceScreenSaver XActivateScreenSaver()
XForceScreenSaver()
XResetScreenSaver()
FreeColormap XFreeColormap()
FreeColors XFreeColors()
FreeCursor XFreeCursor()
FreeGC XFreeGC()
XCreateBitmapFromData()
XCreatePixmapFromData() XReadBitmapFile()
FreePixmap XFreePixmap()
GetAtomName XGetAtomName()
GetFontPath XGetFontPath()
GetGeometry XGetGeometry()
XGetWindowAttributes()
GetImage XGetImage()
GetInputFocus XGetInputFocus()
XSync()
XSynchronize()
GetKeyboardControl XGetKeyboardControl()
GetKeyboardMapping XGetKeyboardMapping()
GetModifierMapping XGetModifierMapping()
GetMotionEvents XGetMotionEvents()
GetPointerControl XGetPointerControl()
GetPointerMapping XGetPointerMapping()
GetProperty XFetchBytes()
XFetchName()
XGetClassHint()
XGetIconName()
XGetIconSizes()
XGetNormalHints()
XGetRGBColormaps()
XGetSizeHints()
XGetTextProperty()
XGetTransientForHint()
XGetWMClientMachine()
XGetWMColormapWindows()
XGetWMHints()
XGetWMIconName()
XGetWMName()
XGetWMNormalHints()
XGetWMProtocols()
XGetWMSizeHints()
XGetWindowProperty()
XGetZoomHints()
GetSelectionOwner XGetSelectionOwner()
GetWindowAttributes XGetWindowAttributes()
GrabButton XGrabButton()
GrabKey XGrabKey()
GrabKeyboard XGrabKeyboard()
GrabPointer XGrabPointer()
GrabServer XGrabServer()
ImageText16 XDrawImageString16()
ImageText8 XDrawImageString()
InstallColormap XInstallColormap()
InternAtom XGetWMColormapWindows()
XGetWMProtocols()
XIconifyWindow()
XInternAtom()
XSetWMColormapWindows()
XSetWMProtocols()
KillClient XKillClient()
ListExtensions XListExtensions()
ListFonts XListFonts()
ListFontsWithInfo XListFontsWithInfo()
ListHosts XListHosts()
ListInstalledColormaps XListInstalledColormaps()
ListProperties XListProperties()
LookupColor XLookupColor()
XParseColor()
MapSubwindows XMapSubwindows()
MapWindow XMapRaised()
XMapWindow()
NoOperation XNoOp()
OpenFont XLoadFont()
XLoadQueryFont()
PolyArc XDrawArc()
XDrawArcs()
PolyFillArc XFillArc()
XFillArcs()
PolyFillRectangle XFillRectangle()
XFillRectangles()
PolyLine XDrawLines()
PolyPoint XDrawPoint()
XDrawPoints()
PolyRectangle XDrawRectangle()
XDrawRectangles()
PolySegment XDrawLine()
XDrawSegments()
PolyText16 XDrawString16()
XDrawText16()
PolyText8 XDrawString()
XDrawText()
PutImage XPutImage()
XCreateBitmapFromData()
XCreatePixmapFromData() XReadBitmapFile()
QueryBestSize XQueryBestCursor()
XQueryBestSize()
XQueryBestStipple()
XQueryBestTile()
QueryColors XQueryColor()
XQueryColors()
QueryExtension XInitExtension()
XQueryExtension()
QueryFont XLoadQueryFont()
XQueryFont()
QueryKeymap XQueryKeymap()
QueryPointer XQueryPointer()
QueryTextExtents XQueryTextExtents()
XQueryTextExtents16()
QueryTree XQueryTree()
RecolorCursor XRecolorCursor()
ReparentWindow XReparentWindow()
RotateProperties XRotateBuffers()
XRotateWindowProperties()
SendEvent XIconifyWindow()
XReconfigureWMWindow()
XSendEvent()
XWithdrawWindow()
SetClipRectangles XSetClipRectangles()
SetCloseDownMode XSetCloseDownMode()
SetDashes XSetDashes()
SetFontPath XSetFontPath()
SetInputFocus XSetInputFocus()
SetModifierMapping XSetModifierMapping()
SetPointerMapping XSetPointerMapping()
SetScreenSaver XGetScreenSaver()
XSetScreenSaver()
SetSelectionOwner XSetSelectionOwner()
StoreColors XStoreColor()
XStoreColors()
StoreNamedColor XStoreNamedColor()
TranslateCoordinates XTranslateCoordinates()
UngrabButton XUngrabButton()
UngrabKey XUngrabKey()
UngrabKeyboard XUngrabKeyboard()
UngrabPointer XUngrabPointer()
UngrabServer XUngrabServer()
UninstallColormap XUninstallColormap()
UnmapSubwindows XUnmapSubwindows()
UnmapWindow XUnmapWindow()
XWithdrawWindow()
WarpPointer XWarpPointer()

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