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XGetGeometry()							XGetGeometry()

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

  drawable    Specifies the drawable, either a window or a pixmap.

  root_return Returns the root window ID of the specified window.

  x_return    Return  the coordinates of the upper-left pixel of the win‐
  y_return    dow's  border,  relative	to  its	 parent's  origin.    For
	      pixmaps, these coordinates are always zero.

  width_returnReturn the dimensions of the drawable.  For a window, these
  height_returreturn 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_return
	      Returns the depth of the pixmap  or window (bits per  pixel
	      for the object).

Returns
  Zero on failure, non-zero on success.

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 non-zero on suc‐
  cess.

Errors
  BadDrawable

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

Xlib - Window Attributes					XGetGeometry()

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