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NAME

       XScreenSaver - X11 Screen Saver extension client library

SYNOPSIS

       #include <X11/extensions/scrnsaver.h>

       typedef struct {
           Window window;                /∗ screen saver window */
           int state;                    /∗ ScreenSaver{Off,On,Disabled} */
           int kind;                     /∗ ScreenSaver{Blanked,Internal,External} */
           unsigned long til_or_since;   /∗ milliseconds */
           unsigned long idle;           /∗ milliseconds */
           unsigned long eventMask;      /∗ events */
       } XScreenSaverInfo;

       typedef struct {
           int type;               /∗ of event */
           unsigned long serial;   /∗ # of last request processed by server */
           Bool send_event;        /∗ true if this came frome a SendEvent request */
           Display *display;       /∗ Display the event was read from */
           Window window;          /∗ screen saver window */
           Window root;            /∗ root window of event screen */
           int state;              /∗ ScreenSaver{Off,On,Cycle} */
           int kind;               /∗ ScreenSaver{Blanked,Internal,External} */
           Bool forced;            /∗ extents of new region */
           Time time;              /∗ event timestamp */
       } XScreenSaverNotifyEvent;

       Bool     XScreenSaverQueryExtension(Display     *dpy,    int    *event_base_return,    int
              *error_base_return);

       Status   XScreenSaverQueryVersion(Display    *dpy,    int    *major_version_return,    int
              *minor_version_return);

       XScreenSaverInfo *XScreenSaverAllocInfo(void);

       Status    XScreenSaverQueryInfo(Display    *dpy,   Drawable   drawable,   XScreenSaverInfo
              *saver_info);

       void XScreenSaverSelectInput(Display *dpy, Drawable drawable, unsigned long mask);

       void XScreenSaverSetAttributes(Display *dpy, Drawable drawable, int x, int y, unsigned int
              width,  unsigned  int  height,  unsigned  int border_width, int depth, unsigned int
              class, Visual *visual, unsigned long valuemask, XSetWindowAttributes *attributes);

       void XScreenSaverUnsetAttributes(Display *dpy, Drawable drawable);

       void XScreenSaverRegister(Display *dpy, int screen, XID xid, Atom type);

       Status XScreenSaverUnregister(Display *dpy, int screen);

       Status XScreenSaverGetRegistered(Display *dpy, int screen, XID *xid, Atom *type);

       void XScreenSaverSuspend(Display *dpy, Bool suspend);

DESCRIPTION

       The X Window System provides support for changing the image on a display  screen  after  a
       user-settable  period  of  inactivity  to  avoid  burning  the cathode ray tube phosphors.
       However, no interfaces are provided for the user to control the image that is drawn.  This
       extension allows an external ``screen saver'' client to detect when the alternate image is
       to be displayed and to provide the graphics.

       Current X server implementations typically provide at least one form of  ``screen  saver''
       image.  Historically, this has been a copy of the X logo drawn against the root background
       pattern.  However, many users have asked for the mechanism to allow them to  write  screen
       saver  programs  that  provide  capabilities  similar  to  those  provided by other window
       systems.  In particular, such users often wish to be  able  to  display  corporate  logos,
       instructions  on  how  to  reactivate  the screen, and automatic screen-locking utilities.
       This extension provides a means for writing such clients.

   Assumptions
       This extension exports the notion of a special screen saver window that  is  mapped  above
       all  other  windows  on a display.  This window has the override-redirect attribute set so
       that it is not subject  to  manipulation  by  the  window  manager.   Furthermore,  the  X
       identifier  for  the window is never returned by QueryTree requests on the root window, so
       it is typically not visible to other clients.

       XScreenSaverQueryExtension returns True if the XScreenSaver extension is available on  the
       given  display.   A  client  must call XScreenSaverQueryExtension before calling any other
       XScreenSaver function in order to negotiate a compatible protocol version;  otherwise  the
       client will get undefined behavior (XScreenSaver may or may not work).

       If  the  extension is supported, the event number for ScreenSaverNotify events is returned
       in the value pointed to by event_base.  Since no additional errors  are  defined  by  this
       extension, the results of error_base are not defined.

       XScreenSaverQueryVersion  returns  True  if the request succeeded; the values of the major
       and minor protocol versions supported by the server are returned  in  major_version_return
       and minor_version_return .

       XScreenSaverAllocInfo allocates and returns an XScreenSaverInfo structure for use in calls
       to XScreenSaverQueryInfo.  All fields in  the  structure  are  initialized  to  zero.   If
       insufficient  memory  is  available, NULL is returned.  The results of this routine can be
       released using XFree.

       XScreenSaverQueryInfo returns information about the current state of the screen server  in
       saver_info  and  a  non-zero  value  is  returned.   If  the  extension  is not supported,
       saver_info is not changed and 0 is returned.

       The state field specifies whether or not the screen saver is currently active and how  the
       til-or-since value should be interpreted:

       Off The  screen  is  not  currently  being  saved;  til-or-since  specifies  the number of
           milliseconds until the screen saver is expected to activate.

       On  The screen is currently being saved; til-or-since specifies the number of milliseconds
           since the screen saver activated.

       Disabled
           The screen saver is currently disabled; til-or-since is zero.

       The  kind  field specifies the mechanism that either is currently being used or would have
       been were the screen being saved:

       Blanked
           The video signal to the display monitor was disabled.

       Internal
           A server-dependent, built-in screen saver image was displayed; either  no  client  had
           set  the  screen  saver window attributes or a different client had the server grabbed
           when the screen saver activated.

       External
           The screen saver window  was  mapped  with  attributes  set  by  a  client  using  the
           ScreenSaverSetAttributes request.

       The idle field specifies the number of milliseconds since the last input was received from
       the user on any of the input devices.
       The event-mask field specifies  which,  if  any,  screen  saver  events  this  client  has
       requested using ScreenSaverSelectInput.

       XScreenSaverSelectInput asks that events related to the screen saver be generated for this
       client.  If no bits are set in event-mask, then no events will be  generated.   Otherwise,
       any combination of the following bits may be set:

       ScreenSaverNotify
               If  this  bit  is  set, ScreenSaverNotify events are generated whenever the screen
               saver is activated or deactivated.

       ScreenSaverCycle
               If this bit is set, ScreenSaverNotify events are  generated  whenever  the  screen
               saver cycle interval passes.

       XScreenSaverSetAttributes sets the attributes to be used the next time the external screen
       saver is activated.  If another client currently has the attributes set, a BadAccess error
       is generated and the request is ignored.
       Otherwise,  the  specified  window  attributes  are checked as if they were used in a core
       CreateWindow request whose parent is the root.  The override-redirect field is ignored  as
       it  is  implicitly  set to True.  If the window attributes result in an error according to
       the rules for CreateWindow, the request is ignored.
       Otherwise, the attributes are stored and will take effect  on  the  next  activation  that
       occurs  when the server is not grabbed by another client.  Any resources specified for the
       background-pixmap or cursor attributes may be freed immediately.  The server  is  free  to
       copy  the  background-pixmap  or  cursor resources or to use them in place; therefore, the
       effect of changing the contents  of  those  resources  is  undefined.   If  the  specified
       colormap  no  longer exists when the screen saver activates, the parent's colormap is used
       instead.  If no errors are generated by this request, any  previous  screen  saver  window
       attributes set by this client are released.
       When  the screen saver next activates and the server is not grabbed by another client, the
       screen saver window is created, if necessary, and set  to  the  specified  attributes  and
       events  are  generated  as usual.  The colormap associated with the screen saver window is
       installed.  Finally, the screen saver window is mapped.
       The window remains mapped and at the top of the stacking order until the screen  saver  is
       deactivated  in  response to activity on any of the user input devices, a ForceScreenSaver
       request with a value of Reset, or any request that would cause the window to be unmapped.
       If the screen saver activates while the server is grabbed by another client, the  internal
       saver  mechanism is used.  The ForceScreenSaver request may be used with a value of Active
       to deactivate the internal saver and activate the external saver.
       If the screen saver client's connection to the server is broken while the screen saver  is
       activated   and   the   client's   close   down  mode  has  not  been  RetainPermanent  or
       RetainTemporary, the current screen saver is deactivated and the internal screen saver  is
       immediately activated.
       When  the  screen saver deactivates, the screen saver window's colormap is uninstalled and
       the window is unmapped (except as described below).  The screen saver XID is disassociated
       with  the window and the server may, but is not required to, destroy the window along with
       any children.
       When the screen saver is being deactivated and then immediately reactivated (such as  when
       switching  screen  savers), the server may leave the screen saver window mapped (typically
       to avoid generating exposures).

       XScreenSaverUnsetAttributes instructs the server to  discard  any  previous  screen  saver
       window attributes set by this client.

       XScreenSaverRegister  stores  the given XID in the _SCREEN_SAVER_ID property (of the given
       type) on the root window of the  specified  screen.   It  returns  zero  if  an  error  is
       encountered and the property is not changed, otherwise it returns non-zero.

       XScreenSaverUnregister  removes any _SCREEN_SAVER_ID from the root window of the specified
       screen.  It returns zero if an error is encountered and the property is changed, otherwise
       it returns non-zero.

       XScreenSaverGetRegistered returns the XID and type stored in the _SCREEN_SAVER_ID property
       on the root window of the specified screen.  It returns zero if an error is encountered or
       if  the property does not exist or is not of the correct format; otherwise it returns non-
       zero.

       XScreenSaverSuspend temporarily suspends the screensaver and  DPMS  timer  if  suspend  is
       'True', and restarts the timer if suspend is 'False'.
       This  function  should  be used by applications that don't want the screensaver or DPMS to
       become activated while they're for example in the process of playing a media sequence,  or
       are  otherwise  continuously  presenting  visual  information  to the user while in a non-
       interactive state. This function is not intended to be called by an  external  screensaver
       application.
       If  XScreenSaverSuspend  is  called  multiple times with suspend set to 'True', it must be
       called an equal number of times with suspend set to 'False' in order for  the  screensaver
       timer  to  be  restarted.  This  request  has  no  affect  if a client tries to resume the
       screensaver without first having suspended it.  XScreenSaverSuspend can thus not  be  used
       by one client to resume the screensaver if it's been suspended by another client.
       If a client that has suspended the screensaver becomes disconnected from the X server, the
       screensaver timer will automatically be restarted, unless it's still suspended by  another
       client.  Suspending  the  screensaver  timer  doesn't  prevent  the screensaver from being
       forceably activated with the ForceScreenSaver request, or a DPMS mode from being set  with
       the DPMSForceLevel request.
       XScreenSaverSuspend also doesn't deactivate the screensaver or DPMS if either is active at
       the time the request to suspend them is received by the X server. But  once  they've  been
       deactivated,  they  won't  automatically be activated again, until the client has canceled
       the suspension.

ERRORS

       XScreenSaverSelectInput,     XScreenSaverQueryInfo,     XScreenSaverSetAttributes      and
       XScreenSaverUnsetAttributes  will  generate a BadDrawable error if drawable is not a valid
       drawable identifier.  If any undefined bits are set in event-mask,  a  BadValue  error  is
       generated by XScreenSaverSelectInput .

AVAILABILITY

       XScreenSaverSuspend  is  available in version 1.1 and later versions of the X Screen Saver
       Extension. Version 1.1 was first released with X11R7.1.

SEE ALSO

       X(7)

AUTHORS

       Jim Fulton and Keith Packard.

STABILITY

       This API is considered as experimental.  The Xss library major revision may be incremented
       whenever incompatible changes are done to the API without notice.  Use with care.