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authorThomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>2021-03-16 16:40:03 -0400
committerThomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>2021-03-17 19:10:05 -0400
commit80cd802e0c2bf3af730dc7f852cb80c713e9db6c (patch)
tree5aac3c54ee90df0da010f3af021ced2e483c1d30 /man
parent36650c9455428f007f4feb682ecbc9385e31ce71 (diff)
start on the animated cursors; fixup whitespace
Signed-off-by: Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'man')
-rw-r--r--man/Makefile.am1
-rw-r--r--man/Xcursor.man97
-rw-r--r--man/XcursorSupportsAnim.man1
3 files changed, 54 insertions, 45 deletions
diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
index 167db61..06f5f14 100644
--- a/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/man/Makefile.am
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Xcursor_shadows = \
XcursorShapeLoadImage \
XcursorShapeLoadImages \
XcursorSupportsARGB \
+ XcursorSupportsAnim \
XcursorXcFileLoad \
XcursorXcFileLoadAllImages \
XcursorXcFileLoadImage \
diff --git a/man/Xcursor.man b/man/Xcursor.man
index 674f9a4..f7be4fc 100644
--- a/man/Xcursor.man
+++ b/man/Xcursor.man
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
.\" PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
.de NS
-.br
+.sp
.ns
.TP \\$1
.na
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
.br
.ad
.fi
+.sp
..
.de bP
.ie n .IP \(bu 4
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
.hy 0
.SH NAME
XCURSOR \- Cursor management library
-
+.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <X11/Xcursor/Xcursor.h>
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ A library of common cursors exists which
map to the standard X cursor names.
Cursors can exist in several sizes and
the library automatically picks the best size.
-
+.
.SH FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW
Xcursor is built in a couple of layers; at the bottom layer is code which
can load cursor images from files. Above that is a layer which locates
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ standard X cursors. When using images loaded from files, Xcursor prefers
to use the Render extension CreateCursor request if supported by the X
server. Where not supported, Xcursor maps the cursor image to a standard X
cursor and uses the core CreateCursor request.
-
+.
.SS CURSOR FILES
Xcursor defines a new format for cursors on disk. Each file holds
one or more cursor images. Each cursor image is tagged with a nominal size
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ Images look like:
.br
\fIpixels\fP\^: LISTofCARD32 Packed ARGB format pixels
.in -.2i
-
+.
.SS THEMES
Xcursor (mostly) follows the freedesktop.org spec for theming icons. The
default search path it uses is __XCURSORPATH__.
@@ -170,9 +171,9 @@ themes as well.
.PP
If no theme is set, or if no cursor is found for the specified theme,
Xcursor checks the \*(``default\*('' theme.
-
+.
.SH DATATYPES
-
+.
.TP
.B XcursorImage
holds a single cursor image in memory. Each pixel in the cursor is a 32-bit
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ value containing ARGB with A in the high byte.
} XcursorImage;
.ft
.fi
-
+.
.TP
.B XcursorImages
holds multiple XcursorImage structures.
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ XcursorImages is freed.
} XcursorImages;
.ft
.fi
-
+.
.TP
.B XcursorCursors
Holds multiple Cursor objects. They're all freed when the XcursorCursors is
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ structures can use the same XcursorCursors.
} XcursorCursors;
.ft
.fi
-
+.
.TP
.B XcursorAnimate
References a set of cursors and a sequence within that set. Multiple
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ holds a reference which is removed when the XcursorAnimate is freed.
} XcursorAnimate;
.ft
.fi
-
+.
.TP
.B XcursorFile
Xcursor provides an abstract API for accessing the file data. Xcursor
@@ -257,9 +258,9 @@ versions.
};
.ft
.fi
-
+.
.SH FUNCTIONS
-
+.
.SS Object Management
.NS
XcursorImage *XcursorImageCreate (
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ void XcursorImageDestroy (
Allocate and free images. On allocation, the hotspot and the pixels are
left uninitialized.
The size is set to the maximum of \fIwidth\fP and \fIheight\fP.
-
+.
.NS
XcursorImages *XcursorImagesCreate (
int \fIsize\fP)
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ void XcursorImagesDestroy (
.NE
Allocate and free arrays to hold multiple cursor images. On allocation,
\fInimage\fP is set to zero.
-
+.
.NS
XcursorCursors *XcursorCursorsCreate (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
@@ -293,9 +294,9 @@ void XcursorCursorsDestroy (
.NE
Allocate and free arrays to hold multiple cursors. On allocation,
\fIncursor\fP is set to zero, \fIref\fP is set to one.
-
+.
.SS Reading cursors.
-
+.
.NS
Cursor XcursorImageLoadCursor(
Display *dpy,
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ XRenderCreateCursor is used if ARGB is supported on the display, and
.bP
XCreatePixmapCursor is used otherwise.
.RE
-
+.
.NS
Cursor XcursorImagesLoadCursor(
Display *dpy,
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ This provides an interface for creating animated cursors,
if the \fIimages\fP array contains multiple images, and
if XcursorSupportsAnim returns true.
Otherwise, it calls XcursorImageLoadCursor.
-
+.
.NS
XcursorCursors *XcursorImagesLoadCursors(
Display *dpy,
@@ -332,9 +333,9 @@ and uses XcursorImageLoadCursor to load the corresponding cursor data.
Normally it returns the resulting array pointer.
On any failure, it discards the result XcursorCursorsDestroy,
and returns NULL.
-
+.
.SS Reading and writing images.
-
+.
.NS
XcursorImage *XcursorXcFileLoadImage (XcursorFile *\fIfile\fP, int \fIsize\fP)
.NS
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ XcursorBool XcursorXcFileSave (
.NE
These read and write cursors from an XcursorFile handle. After reading, the
file pointer will be left at some random place in the file.
-
+.
.NS
XcursorImage *XcursorFileLoadImage (FILE *\fIfile\fP, int \fIsize\fP)
.NS
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ XcursorBool XcursorFileSave (
.NE
These read and write cursors from a stdio FILE handle. Writing flushes
before returning so that any errors should be detected.
-
+.
.NS
XcursorImage *XcursorFilenameLoadImage (
const char *\fIfilename\fP,
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ XcursorBool XcursorFilenameSave (
const XcursorImages *\fIimages\fP)
.NE
These parallel the stdio FILE interfaces above, but take filenames.
-
+.
.SS Reading library images
.NS
XcursorImage *XcursorLibraryLoadImage (
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ XcursorLibraryLoadImage calls XcursorFileLoadImage but
XcursorLibraryLoadImages calls XcursorFileLoadImages and
on success calls XcursorImagesSetName to associate \fIname\fP with the result.
.RE
-
+.
.SS Library attributes
.NS
const char * XcursorLibraryPath (void)
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ return that value.
.bP
Otherwise, return the compiled-in search path.
.RE
-
+.
.NS
int XcursorLibraryShape (const char *\fIlibrary\fP)
.NE
@@ -467,9 +468,9 @@ used in an X cursor font).
.bP
If not found, return -1.
.RE
-
+.
.SS Cursor APIs
-
+.
.NS
Cursor XcursorFilenameLoadCursor (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
@@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ XcursorCursors *XcursorFilenameLoadCursors (
const char *\fIfile\fP)
.NE
These load cursors from the specified file.
-
+.
.NS
Cursor XcursorLibraryLoadCursor (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
@@ -492,9 +493,9 @@ XcursorCursors *XcursorLibraryLoadCursors (
.NE
These load cursors using the specified library \fIname\fP. The theme
comes from the display.
-
+.
.SS X Cursor Name APIs
-
+.
.NS
XcursorImage *XcursorShapeLoadImage (
unsigned int \fIshape\fP,
@@ -508,7 +509,7 @@ XcursorImages *XcursorShapeLoadImages (
.NE
These map \fIshape\fP to a library name using the standard X cursor names and
then load the images.
-
+.
.NS
Cursor XcursorShapeLoadCursor (
Display *\fIdpy\fP,
@@ -519,36 +520,42 @@ XcursorCursors *XcursorShapeLoadCursors (
unsigned int \fIshape\fP)
.NE
These map \fIshape\fP to a library name and then load the cursors.
-
+.
.SS Display Information APIs
-
+.
.NS
XcursorBool XcursorSupportsARGB (Display *\fIdpy\fP)
.NE
-Returns whether the display supports ARGB cursors or whether cursors will be
-mapped to a core X cursor.
-
+Returns true if the display supports ARGB cursors.
+Otherwise, cursors will be mapped to a core X cursor.
+.
+.NS
+XcursorBool XcursorSupportsAnim (Display *\fIdpy\fP)
+.NE
+Returns true if the display supports animated cursors.
+Otherwise, cursors will be mapped to a core X cursor.
+.
.NS
XcursorBool XcursorSetDefaultSize (Display *\fIdpy\fP, int \fIsize\fP)
.NE
Sets the default size for cursors on the specified display. When loading
cursors, those whose nominal size is closest to this size will be preferred.
-
+.
.NS
int XcursorGetDefaultSize (Display *\fIdpy\fP)
.NE
Gets the default cursor size.
-
+.
.NS
XcursorBool XcursorSetTheme (Display *\fIdpy\fP, const char *\fItheme\fP)
.NE
Sets the current theme name.
-
+.
.NS
char *XcursorGetTheme (Display *\fIdpy\fP)
.NE
Gets the current theme name.
-
+.
.NS
XcursorBool XcursorGetThemeCore (
Display *\fIdpy\fP)
@@ -559,7 +566,7 @@ XcursorBool XcursorSetThemeCore (
.NE
Get or set property which tells Xcurses whether to
enable themes for core cursors.
-
+.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
Environment variables can be used to override resource settings,
which in turn override compiled-in default values.
@@ -658,7 +665,7 @@ If the environment variable is not given,
Xcursor tries the \fBXcursor.theme_core\fP resource.
.IP
An application can enable or disable themes using XcursorSetThemeCore.
-
+.
.SH SEE ALSO
XCreateRenderCursor(__libmansuffix__),
XCreatePixmapCursor(__libmansuffix__), and
@@ -667,11 +674,11 @@ XCreateFontCursor(__libmansuffix__)
as well as
.IP
https://specifications.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/
-
+.
.SH RESTRICTIONS
.B Xcursor
will probably change radically in the future; weak attempts will be made to
retain some level of source-file compatibility.
-
+.
.SH AUTHOR
Keith Packard
diff --git a/man/XcursorSupportsAnim.man b/man/XcursorSupportsAnim.man
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..690dab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/XcursorSupportsAnim.man
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.so man__libmansuffix__/Xcursor.__libmansuffix__