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+.\" $Xorg: XF86VM.man,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:50:53 cpqbld Exp $
+.\"
+.\"
+.\"
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Joe Moss, The XFree86 Project
+.\" $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/man/XF86VM.man,v 3.6.2.3 1998/02/26 13:59:05 dawes Exp $
+.\"
+.de ZN
+.ie t \fB\^\\$1\^\fR\\$2
+.el \fI\^\\$1\^\fP\\$2
+..
+.TH XF86VIDMODE 3X11 "3.3.2" "XFree86" "X FUNCTIONS"
+.SH NAME
+XF86VidModeQueryExtension, XF86VidModeQueryVersion, XF86VidModeGetModeLine, XF86VidModeGetAllModeLines, XF86VidModeDeleteModeLine, XF86VidModeModModeLine, XF86VidModeValidateModeLine, XF86VidModeSwitchMode, XF86VidModeSwitchToMode, XF86VidModeLockModeSwitch, XF86VidModeGetMonitor, XF86VidModeGetViewPort, XF86VidModeSetViewPort \- XFree86-VidMode extension interface functions
+.SH SYNTAX
+.nf
+.LP
+#include <X11/extensions/xf86vmode.h>
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeQueryExtension(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int *\fIevent_base_return\fP\^,
+ int *\fIerror_base_return\fP\^);
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeQueryVersion(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int *\fImajor_version_return\fP\^,
+ int *\fIminor_version_return\fP\^);
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeGetModeLine(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ int *\fIdotclock_return\fP\^,
+ XF86VidModeModeLine *\fImodeline\fP\^);
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeGetAllModeLines(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ int *\fImodecount_return\fP\^,
+ XF86VidModeModeInfo **\fImodesinfo\fP\^);
+.ig
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeAddModeLine(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ XF86VidModeModeInfo *\fImodeline\fP\,
+ XF86VidModeModeInfo *\fIaftermode\fP\^);
+..
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeDeleteModeLine(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ XF86VidModeModeInfo *\fImodeline\fP\^);
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeModModeLine(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ XF86VidModeModeLine *\fImodeline\fP\^);
+.LP
+Status XF86VidModeValidateModeLine(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ XF86VidModeModeLine *\fImodeline\fP\^);
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeSwitchMode(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ int \fIzoom\fP\^);
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeSwitchToMode(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ XF86VidModeModeInfo *\fImodeline\fP\^);
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeLockModeSwitch(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ int \fIlock\fP\^);
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeGetMonitor(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ XF86VidModeMonitor *\fImonitor\fP\^);
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeGetViewPort(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ int *\fIx_return\fP\^,
+ int *\fIy_return\fP\^);
+.LP
+Bool XF86VidModeSetViewPort(
+ Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^,
+ int \fIscreen\fP\^,
+ int \fIx\fP\^,
+ int \fIy\fP\^);
+.fi
+.SH ARGUMENTS
+.IP \fIdisplay\fP 2i
+Specifies the connection to the X server.
+.IP \fIscreen\fP 2i
+Specifies which screen number the setting apply to.
+.IP \fIevent_base_return\fP 2i
+Returns the base event number for the extension.
+.IP \fIerror_base_return\fP 2i
+Returns the base error number for the extension.
+.IP \fImajor_version_return\fP 2i
+Returns the major version number of the extension.
+.IP \fIminor_version_return\fP 2i
+Returns the minor version number of the extension.
+.IP \fIdotclock_return\fP 2i
+Returns the clock for the mode line.
+.IP \fImodecount_return\fP 2i
+Returns the number of video modes available in the server.
+.IP \fIzoom\fP 2i
+If greater than zero, indicates that the server should switch to
+the next mode, otherwise switch to the previous mode.
+.IP \fIlock\fP 2i
+Indicates that mode switching should be locked, if non-zero.
+.IP \fImodeline\fP 2i
+Specifies or returns the timing values for a video mode.
+.ig
+.IP \fIaftermode\fP 2i
+Specifies the timing values for the video mode after which the
+new mode will added.
+..
+.IP \fImodesinfo\fP 2i
+Returns the timing values and dotclocks for all of the available
+video modes.
+.IP \fImonitor\fP 2i
+Returns information about the monitor.
+.IP \fIx\fP 2i
+Specifies the desired X location for the viewport.
+.IP \fIx_return\fP 2i
+Returns the current X location of the viewport.
+.IP \fIy\fP 2i
+Specifies the desired Y location for the viewport.
+.IP \fIy_return\fP 2i
+Returns the current Y location of the viewport.
+.SH STRUCTURES
+.nf
+.ta 2.25i 3.5i
+\fIVideo Mode Settings:\fP
+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;
+.sp
+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;
+.LP
+\fIMonitor information:\fP
+typedef struct {
+ char* vendor; /* Name of manufacturer */
+ char* model; /* Model name */
+ float bandwidth; /* Monitor bandwidth */
+ 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;
+.sp
+typedef struct {
+ float hi; /* Top of range */
+ float lo; /* Bottom of range */
+} XF86VidModeSyncRange;
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+These functions provide an interface to the server extension
+\fIXFree86-VidModeExtension\fP
+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
+.ZN -lXxf86vm
+.SS "MODELINE FUNCTIONS"
+The
+.ZN XF86VidModeGetModeLine
+function is used to query the settings for the currently selected
+video mode. The calling program should pass a pointer to a
+.ZN XF86VidModeModeLine
+structure that it has already allocated. The function fills in
+the fields of the structure.
+.PP
+If there are any server private values (currently only applicable to
+the S3 server) the function will allocate storage for them.
+Therefore, if the
+.ZN privsize
+field is non-zero, the calling program should call
+.ZN Xfree(private)
+to free the storage.
+.PP
+.ZN 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
+.ZN XF86VidModeModeInfo
+structures. The memory occupied by the array is dynamically allocated
+by the
+.ZN XF86VidModeGetAllModeLines
+function and should be freed by the caller.
+The first element of the array corresponds to the current video mode.
+.PP
+The
+.ZN 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).
+.PP
+.ig
+To add a mode to the list of available modes, the
+.ZN XF86VidModeAddModeLine
+function can be used.
+Assuming the settings are valid, the video mode will be added after
+the existing mode which matches the timings specified by the
+.ZN aftermode
+parameter.
+To be considered a match, all of the fields of the given
+.ZN XF86VidModeModeInfo
+structure must match, except the
+.ZN privsize
+and
+.ZN private
+fields.
+If the
+.ZN aftermode
+parameter is zero, the mode will be added
+after the current mode.
+.PP
+..
+Modes can be deleted with the
+.ZN XF86VidModeDeleteModeLine
+function. The specified mode must match an existing mode.
+To be considered a match, all of the fields of the given
+.ZN XF86VidModeModeInfo
+structure must match, except the
+.ZN privsize
+and
+.ZN 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.
+.PP
+The validity of a mode can be checked with the
+.ZN XF86VidModeValidateModeLine
+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
+.ZN MODE_OK ,
+otherwise it returns a value indicating the reason why the mode is
+invalid (as defined in \fIxf86.h\fP)
+.SS "MODE SWITCH FUNCTIONS"
+When the function
+.ZN XF86VidModeSwitchMode
+is called, the server will change the video mode to next (or previous)
+video mode. The
+.ZN XF86VidModeSwitchToMode
+function can be used to switch directly to the specified mode.
+Matching is as specified in the description of the
+.ZN XF86VidModeDeleteModeLine
+function above.
+The
+.ZN XF86VidModeLockModeSwitch
+function can be used to allow or disallow mode switching whether
+the request to switch modes comes from a call to the
+.ZN XF86VidModeSwitchMode
+or
+.ZN XF86VidModeSwitchToMode
+functions or from one of the mode switch key sequences.
+.SS "MONITOR FUNCTIONS"
+Information known to the server about the monitor is returned by the
+.ZN XF86VidModeGetMonitor
+function. The
+.ZN hsync
+and
+.ZN vsync
+fields each point to an array of
+.ZN XF86VidModeSyncRange
+structures. The arrays contain
+.ZN nhsync
+and
+.ZN nvsync
+elements, respectively.
+The
+.ZN hi
+and
+.ZN low
+values will be equal if a discreate value was given in the
+.ZN XF86Config
+file.
+.PP
+The
+.ZN vendor ,
+.ZN model ,
+.ZN hsync ,
+and
+.ZN vsync
+fields point to dynamically allocated storage that should be freed
+by the caller.
+.SS "VIEWPORT FUNCTIONS"
+The
+.ZN XF86VidModeGetViewPort
+and
+.ZN XF86VidModeSetViewPort
+functions can be used to, respectively, query and change the location
+of the upper left corner of the viewport into the virtual screen.
+.SS "OTHER FUNCTIONS"
+The
+.ZN XF86VidModeQueryVersion
+function can be used to determine the version of the extension
+built into the server.
+.PP
+The function
+.ZN XF86VidModeQueryExtension
+returns the lowest numbered error and event values
+assigned to the extension.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+XFree86(1), XF86Config(4/5), xvidtune(1)
+.SH AUTHORS
+Kaleb Keithley, Jon Tombs, David Dawes, and Joe Moss
+