Ubuntu Manpage: XCrossingEvent - EnterNotify and LeaveNotify event structure

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       XCrossingEvent - EnterNotify and LeaveNotify event structure

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The structure for EnterNotify and LeaveNotify events contains:

typedef struct {
int type; /* EnterNotify or LeaveNotify */
unsigned long serial; /* # of last request processed by server */
Bool send_event; /* true if this came from a SendEvent request */
Display *display; /* Display the event was read from */
Window window; /* “event” window reported relative to */
Window root; /* root window that the event occurred on */
Window subwindow; /* child window */
Time time; /* milliseconds */
int x, y; /* pointer x, y coordinates in event window */
int x_root, y_root; /* coordinates relative to root */
int mode; /* NotifyNormal, NotifyGrab, NotifyUngrab */
int detail;
/*
* NotifyAncestor, NotifyVirtual, NotifyInferior,
* NotifyNonlinear,NotifyNonlinearVirtual
*/
Bool same_screen; /* same screen flag */
Bool focus; /* boolean focus */
unsigned int state; /* key or button mask */
} XCrossingEvent;
typedef XCrossingEvent XEnterWindowEvent;
typedef XCrossingEvent XLeaveWindowEvent;

When you receive these events, the structure members are set as follows.

The type member is set to the event type constant name that uniquely identifies it. For example, when
the X server reports a GraphicsExpose event to a client application, it sends an XGraphicsExposeEvent
structure with the type member set to GraphicsExpose. The display member is set to a pointer to the
display the event was read on. The send_event member is set to True if the event came from a SendEvent
protocol request. The serial member is set from the serial number reported in the protocol but expanded
from the 16-bit least-significant bits to a full 32-bit value. The window member is set to the window
that is most useful to toolkit dispatchers.

The window member is set to the window on which the EnterNotify or LeaveNotify event was generated and is
referred to as the event window. This is the window used by the X server to report the event, and is
relative to the root window on which the event occurred. The root member is set to the root window of
the screen on which the event occurred.

For a LeaveNotify event, if a child of the event window contains the initial position of the pointer, the
subwindow component is set to that child. Otherwise, the X server sets the subwindow member to None.
For an EnterNotify event, if a child of the event window contains the final pointer position, the
subwindow component is set to that child or None.

The time member is set to the time when the event was generated and is expressed in milliseconds. The x
and y members are set to the coordinates of the pointer position in the event window. This position is
always the pointer's final position, not its initial position. If the event window is on the same screen
as the root window, x and y are the pointer coordinates relative to the event window's origin.
Otherwise, x and y are set to zero. The x_root and y_root members are set to the pointer's coordinates
relative to the root window's origin at the time of the event.

The same_screen member is set to indicate whether the event window is on the same screen as the root
window and can be either True or False. If True, the event and root windows are on the same screen. If
False, the event and root windows are not on the same screen.

The focus member is set to indicate whether the event window is the focus window or an inferior of the
focus window. The X server can set this member to either True or False. If True, the event window is
the focus window or an inferior of the focus window. If False, the event window is not the focus window
or an inferior of the focus window.

The state member is set to indicate the state of the pointer buttons and modifier keys just prior to the
event. The X server can set this member to the bitwise inclusive OR of one or more of the button or
modifier key masks: Button1Mask, Button2Mask, Button3Mask, Button4Mask, Button5Mask, ShiftMask, LockMask,
ControlMask, Mod1Mask, Mod2Mask, Mod3Mask, Mod4Mask, Mod5Mask.

The mode member is set to indicate whether the events are normal events, pseudo-motion events when a grab
activates, or pseudo-motion events when a grab deactivates. The X server can set this member to
NotifyNormal, NotifyGrab, or NotifyUngrab.

The detail member is set to indicate the notify detail and can be NotifyAncestor, NotifyVirtual,
NotifyInferior, NotifyNonlinear, or NotifyNonlinearVirtual.

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