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NAME

       XAllocSizeHints,  XSetWMNormalHints,  XGetWMNormalHints, XSetWMSizeHints, XGetWMSizeHints,
       XSizeHints - allocate size hints structure and set  or  read  a  window's  WM_NORMAL_HINTS
       property

SYNTAX

       XSizeHints *XAllocSizeHints(void);

       void XSetWMNormalHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints);

       Status  XGetWMNormalHints(Display  *display,  Window  w,  XSizeHints  *hints_return,  long
              *supplied_return);

       void XSetWMSizeHints(Display *display, Window w, XSizeHints *hints, Atom property);

       Status  XGetWMSizeHints(Display  *display,  Window  w,  XSizeHints   *hints_return,   long
              *supplied_return, Atom property);

ARGUMENTS

       display   Specifies the connection to the X server.

       hints     Specifies the size hints for the window in its normal state.

       hints     Specifies the XSizeHints structure to be used.

       hints_return
                 Returns the size hints for the window in its normal state.

       property  Specifies the property name.

       supplied_return
                 Returns the hints that were supplied by the user.

       w         Specifies the window.

DESCRIPTION

       The  XAllocSizeHints  function  allocates and returns a pointer to a XSizeHints structure.
       Note that all  fields  in  the  XSizeHints  structure  are  initially  set  to  zero.   If
       insufficient  memory  is  available,  XAllocSizeHints  returns  NULL.   To free the memory
       allocated to this structure, use XFree.

       The XSetWMNormalHints function replaces the size hints for the WM_NORMAL_HINTS property on
       the  specified window.  If the property does not already exist, XSetWMNormalHints sets the
       size hints for the WM_NORMAL_HINTS property on the  specified  window.   The  property  is
       stored with a type of WM_SIZE_HINTS and a format of 32.

       XSetWMNormalHints can generate BadAlloc and BadWindow errors.

       The  XGetWMNormalHints  function  returns  the  size  hints  stored in the WM_NORMAL_HINTS
       property on the specified window.  If the property is of type WM_SIZE_HINTS, is of  format
       32,  and  is long enough to contain either an old (pre-ICCCM) or new size hints structure,
       XGetWMNormalHints  sets  the  various  fields  of  the  XSizeHints  structure,  sets   the
       supplied_return  argument to the list of fields that were supplied by the user (whether or
       not they contained defined values), and returns a nonzero status.  Otherwise, it returns a
       zero status.

       If XGetWMNormalHints returns successfully and a pre-ICCCM size hints property is read, the
       supplied_return argument will contain the following bits:

       (USPosition|USSize|PPosition|PSize|PMinSize|
        PMaxSize|PResizeInc|PAspect)

       If the property is large enough to contain the base size  and  window  gravity  fields  as
       well, the supplied_return argument will also contain the following bits:

       PBaseSize|PWinGravity

       XGetWMNormalHints can generate a PN BadWindow error.

       The  XSetWMSizeHints  function  replaces  the size hints for the specified property on the
       named window.  If the specified property does not already exist, XSetWMSizeHints sets  the
       size  hints for the specified property on the named window.  The property is stored with a
       type of WM_SIZE_HINTS and a format of 32.  To set a window's normal size  hints,  you  can
       use the XSetWMNormalHints function.

       XSetWMSizeHints can generate BadAlloc, BadAtom, and BadWindow errors.

       The  XGetWMSizeHints  function  returns the size hints stored in the specified property on
       the named window.  If the property is of type WM_SIZE_HINTS, is of format 32, and is  long
       enough  to  contain either an old (pre-ICCCM) or new size hints structure, XGetWMSizeHints
       sets the various fields of the XSizeHints structure, sets the supplied_return argument  to
       the  list  of fields that were supplied by the user (whether or not they contained defined
       values), and returns a nonzero status.  Otherwise, it returns a zero  status.   To  get  a
       window's normal size hints, you can use the XGetWMNormalHints function.

       If  XGetWMSizeHints  returns successfully and a pre-ICCCM size hints property is read, the
       supplied_return argument will contain the following bits:

       (USPosition|USSize|PPosition|PSize|PMinSize|
        PMaxSize|PResizeInc|PAspect)

       If the property is large enough to contain the base size  and  window  gravity  fields  as
       well, the supplied_return argument will also contain the following bits:

       PBaseSize|PWinGravity

       XGetWMSizeHints can generate BadAtom and BadWindow errors.

PROPERTIES

       WM_NORMAL_HINTS
                 Size  hints  for  a  window in its normal state.  The C type of this property is
                 XSizeHints.

STRUCTURES

       The XSizeHints structure contains:

       /* Size hints mask bits */

       #define   USPosition    (1L << 0)      /* user specified x, y */
       #define   USSize        (1L << 1)      /* user specified width,
                                              height */
       #define   PPosition     (1L << 2)      /* program specified
                                              position */
       #define   PSize         (1L << 3)      /* program specified size */
       #define   PMinSize      (1L << 4)      /* program specified minimum
                                              size */
       #define   PMaxSize      (1L << 5)      /* program specified maximum
                                              size */
       #define   PResizeInc    (1L << 6)      /* program specified resize
                                              increments */
       #define   PAspect       (1L << 7)      /* program specified min and
                                              max aspect ratios */
       #define   PBaseSize     (1L << 8)
       #define   PWinGravity   (1L << 9)

       #define   PAllHints     (PPosition|
                                PSize|
                                PMinSize|
                                PMaxSize|
                                PResizeInc|
                                PAspect)
       /* Values */

       typedef struct {
               long flags;     /* marks which fields in this structure are defined */
               int x, y;       /* Obsolete */
               int width, height;      /* Obsolete */
               int min_width, min_height;
               int max_width, max_height;
               int width_inc, height_inc;
               struct {
                      int x;   /* numerator */
                      int y;   /* denominator */
               } min_aspect, max_aspect;
               int base_width, base_height;
               int win_gravity;
               /* this structure may be extended in the future */
       } XSizeHints;

       The x, y, width, and height members are now obsolete and are left solely for compatibility
       reasons.  The min_width and min_height members specify the minimum window size that  still
       allows  the  application  to  be useful.  The max_width and max_height members specify the
       maximum  window  size.   The  width_inc  and  height_inc  members  define  an   arithmetic
       progression  of  sizes  (minimum  to maximum) into which the window prefers to be resized.
       The min_aspect and max_aspect members are expressed as ratios of x and y, and  they  allow
       an  application  to  specify  the  range  of aspect ratios it prefers.  The base_width and
       base_height members define the desired size  of  the  window.   The  window  manager  will
       interpret  the  position  of  the window and its border width to position the point of the
       outer rectangle of the overall window specified by  the  win_gravity  member.   The  outer
       rectangle  of  the  window  includes  any  borders  or  decorations supplied by the window
       manager.  In other words, if the window manager decides to  place  the  window  where  the
       client  asked, the position on the parent window's border named by the win_gravity will be
       placed where the client window would have been placed in the absence of a window manager.

       Note that use of the PAllHints macro is highly discouraged.

DIAGNOSTICS

       BadAlloc  The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.

       BadAtom   A value for an Atom argument does not name a defined Atom.

       BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.

SEE ALSO

       XAllocClassHint(3),   XAllocIconSize(3),   XAllocWMHints(3),   XFree(3),   XSetCommand(3),
       XSetTransientForHint(3),            XSetTextProperty(3),           XSetWMClientMachine(3),
       XSetWMColormapWindows(3),    XSetWMIconName(3),    XSetWMName(3),     XSetWMProperties(3),
       XSetWMProtocols(3), XStringListToTextProperty(3)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface, O'Reilly and Associates,