XTEST(3) libXtst XTEST(3)NAME
XTestQueryExtension, XTestCompareCursorWithWindow,
XTestCompareCurrentCursorWithWindow, XTestFakeKeyEvent,
XTestFakeButtonEvent, XTestFakeMotionEvent,
XTestFakeRelativeMotionEvent, XTestGrabControl, XTestSetGContextOfGC,
XTestSetVisualIDOfVisual, XTestDiscard - XTest extension functions
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lXtst [ library ... ]
#include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
Bool XTestQueryExtension(display, event_base_return, error_base_return,
major_version_return, minor_version_return);
Display *display;
int *event_base_return;
int *error_base_return;
int *major_version_return;
int *minor_version_return;
Bool XTestCompareCursorWithWindow(display, window, cursor);
Display *display;
Window window;
Cursor cursor;
Bool XTestCompareCurrentCursorWithWindow(display, window);
Display *display;
Window window;
int XTestFakeKeyEvent(display, keycode, is_press, delay);
Display *display;
unsigned int keycode;
Bool is_press;
unsigned long delay;
int XTestFakeButtonEvent(display, button, is_press, delay);
Display *display;
unsigned int button;
Bool is_press;
unsigned long delay;
int XTestFakeMotionEvent(display, screen_number, x, y, delay);
Display *display;
int screen_number;
int x, y;
unsigned long delay;
int XTestFakeRelativeMotionEvent(display, screen_number, x, y, delay);
Display *display;
int screen_number;
int x, y;
unsigned long delay;
int XTestGrabControl(display, impervious);
Display *display;
Bool impervious;
void XTestSetGContextOfGC(gc, gid);
GC gc;
GContext gid;
void XTestSetVisualIDOfVisual(visual, visualid);
Visual *visual;
VisualID visualid;
Status XTestDiscard(display);
Display *display;
DESCRIPTION
This extension is a minimal set of client and server extensions
required to completely test the X11 server with no user intervention.
This extension is not intended to support general journaling and
playback of user actions.
The functions provided by this extension fall into two groups:
Client Operations
These routines manipulate otherwise hidden client-side behavior.
The actual implementation will depend on the details of the
actual language binding and what degree of request buffering,
GContext caching, and so on, is provided. In the C binding,
routines are provided to access the internals of two opaque data
structures — GCs and Visuals — and to discard any requests
pending within the output buffer of a connection. The exact
details can be expected to differ for other language bindings.
Server Requests
The first of these requests is similar to that provided in most
extensions: it allows a client to specify a major and minor
version number to the server and for the server to respond with
major and minor versions of its own. The remaining two requests
allow the following:
· Access to an otherwise write-only server resource: the cursor
associated with a given window
· Perhaps most importantly, limited synthesis of input device
events, almost as if a cooperative user had moved the
pointing device or pressed a key or button.
All XTEST extension functions and procedures, and all manifest
constants and macros, will start with the string XTest. All operations
are classified as server/client (Server) or client-only (Client).
XTestQueryExtension returns True if the specified display supports the
XTEST extension, else False. If the extension is supported, *event_base
would be set to the event number for the first event for this extension
and *error_base would be set to the error number for the first error
for this extension. As no errors or events are defined for this version
of the extension, the values returned here are not defined (nor
useful). If the extension is supported, *major_version and
*minor_version are set to the major and minor version numbers of the
extension supported by the display. Otherwise, none of the arguments
are set.
If the extension is supported, XTestCompareCursorWithWindow performs a
comparison of the cursor whose ID is specified by cursor (which may be
None) with the cursor of the window specified by window returning True
if they are the same and False otherwise. If the extension is not
supported, then the request is ignored and zero is returned.
If the extension is supported, XTestCompareCurrentCursorWithWindow
performs a comparison of the current cursor with the cursor of the
specified window returning True if they are the same and False
otherwise. If the extension is not supported, then the request is
ignored and zero is returned.
If the extension is supported, XTestFakeKeyEvent requests the server to
simulate either a KeyPress (if is_press is True) or a KeyRelease (if
is_press is False) of the key with the specified keycode; otherwise,
the request is ignored.
If the extension is supported, the simulated event will not be
processed until delay milliseconds after the request is received (if
delay is CurrentTime, then this is interpreted as no delay at all). No
other requests from this client will be processed until this delay, if
any, has expired and subsequent processing of the simulated event has
been completed.
If the extension is supported, XTestFakeButtonEvent requests the server
to simulate either a ButtonPress (if is_press is True) or a
ButtonRelease (if is_press is False) of the logical button numbered by
the specified button; otherwise, the request is ignored.
If the extension is supported, the simulated event will not be
processed until delay milliseconds after the request is received (if
delay is CurrentTime, then this is interpreted as no delay at all). No
other requests from this client will be processed until this delay, if
any, has expired and subsequent processing of the simulated event has
been completed.
If the extension is supported, XTestFakeMotionEvent requests the server
to simulate a movement of the pointer to the specified position (x, y)
on the root window of screen_number; otherwise, the request is ignored.
If screen_number is -1, the current screen (that the pointer is on) is
used.
If the extension is supported, the simulated event will not be
processed until delay milliseconds after the request is received (if
delay is CurrentTime, then this is interpreted as no delay at all). No
other requests from this client will be processed until this delay, if
any, has expired and subsequent processing of the simulated event has
been completed.
If the extension is supported, XTestFakeRelativeMotionEvent requests
the server to simulate a movement of the pointer by the specified
offsets (x, y) relative to the current pointer position on
screen_number; otherwise, the request is ignored. If screen_number is
-1, the current screen (that the pointer is on) is used.
If the extension is supported, the simulated event will not be
processed until delay milliseconds after the request is received (if
delay is CurrentTime, then this is interpreted as no delay at all). No
other requests from this client will be processed until this delay, if
any, has expired and subsequent processing of the simulated event has
been completed.
If impervious is True, then the executing client becomes impervious to
server grabs. If impervious is False, then the executing client returns
to the normal state of being susceptible to server grabs.
XTestSetGContextOfGC sets the GContext within the opaque datatype
referenced by gc to be that specified by gid.
XTestSetVisualIDOfVisual sets the VisualID within the opaque datatype
referenced by visual to be that specified by visualid.
XTestDiscard discards any requests within the output buffer for the
specified display. It returns True if any requests were discarded;
otherwise, it returns False.
RETURN VALUES
All routines that have return type Status will return nonzero for
success and zero for failure. Even if the XTEST extension is supported,
the server may withdraw such facilities arbitrarily; in which case they
will subsequently return zero.
AUTHOR
Kieron Drake.
6 June 2007 XTEST(3)