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XF86VidModeSwitchToMode(3)





NAME

       XF86VidModeQueryExtension,   XF86VidModeQueryVersion,   XF86VidModeSet-
       ClientVersion,   XF86VidModeGetModeLine,    XF86VidModeGetAllModeLines,
       XF86VidModeDeleteModeLine, XF86VidModeModModeLine, XF86VidModeValidate-
       ModeLine, XF86VidModeSwitchMode, XF86VidModeSwitchToMode,  XF86VidMode-
       LockModeSwitch, XF86VidModeGetMonitor, XF86VidModeGetViewPort, XF86Vid-
       ModeSetViewPort, XF86VidModeGetDotClocks, XF86VidModeGetGamma, XF86Vid-
       ModeSetGamma,     XF86VidModeGetGammaRamp,     XF86VidModeSetGammaRamp,
       XF86VidModeGetGammaRampSize,  XF86VidModeGetPermissions   -   Extension
       library for the XFree86-VidMode X extension


SYNTAX

       #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 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.

       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).

       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 1.0.1                 XF86VIDMODE(3)

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