NAME
XSetSelectionOwner, XGetSelectionOwner, XConvertSelection - manipulate window selection
SYNTAX
int XSetSelectionOwner\^(\^Display *display\^, Atom selection\^,
Window owner\^, Time time\^);
Window XGetSelectionOwner\^(\^Display *display\^, Atom
selection\^);
int XConvertSelection\^(\^Display *display\^, Atom selection\^,
Atom target\^, Atom property\^, Window requestor\^, Time
time\^);
ARGUMENTS
display
Specifies the connection to the X server.
owner
Specifies the owner of the specified selection atom.
You can pass a window or
property
Specifies the property name.
You also can pass
requestor
Specifies the requestor.
selection
Specifies the selection atom.
target
Specifies the target atom.
time
Specifies the time.
You can pass either a timestamp or
DESCRIPTION
The
function changes the owner and last-change time for the specified selection
and has no effect if the specified time is earlier than the current
last-change time of the specified selection
or is later than the current X server time.
Otherwise, the last-change time is set to the specified time,
with
replaced by the current server time.
If the owner window is specified as
then the owner of the selection becomes
(that is, no owner).
Otherwise, the owner of the selection becomes the client executing
the request.
If the new owner (whether a client or
is not
the same as the current owner of the selection and the current
owner is not
the current owner is sent a
event.
If the client that is the owner of a selection is later
terminated (that is, its connection is closed)
or if the owner window it has specified in the request is later
destroyed,
the owner of the selection automatically
reverts to
but the last-change time is not affected.
The selection atom is uninterpreted by the X server.
returns the owner window, which is reported in
and
events.
Selections are global to the X server.
can generate
and
errors.
The
function
returns the window ID associated with the window that currently owns the
specified selection.
If no selection was specified, the function returns the constant
If
is returned,
there is no owner for the selection.
can generate a
error.
requests that the specified selection be converted to the specified target
type:
If the specified selection has an owner, the X server sends a
event to that owner.
If no owner for the specified
selection exists, the X server generates a
event to the
requestor with property
The arguments are passed on unchanged in either of the events.
There are two predefined selection atoms: PRIMARY and SECONDARY.
can generate
and
errors.
DIAGNOSTICS
A value for an Atom argument does not name a defined Atom.
A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
SEE ALSO
