1 // -*- mode: C++; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
6 @brief Provides access to window properties
11 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
19 #include "screeninfo.hh"
23 //! Provides easy access to window properties.
26 //! The atoms on the X server which this class will cache
29 Atom_Cardinal
, //!< The atom which represents the Cardinal data type
30 Atom_Window
, //!< The atom which represents window ids
31 Atom_Pixmap
, //!< The atom which represents pixmap ids
32 Atom_Atom
, //!< The atom which represents atom values
33 Atom_String
, //!< The atom which represents ascii strings
34 Atom_Utf8
, //!< The atom which represents utf8-encoded strings
52 blackbox_change_attributes
,
55 // blackbox-protocol atoms (wm -> client)
56 blackbox_structure_messages
,
57 blackbox_notify_startup
,
58 blackbox_notify_window_add
,
59 blackbox_notify_window_del
,
60 blackbox_notify_window_focus
,
61 blackbox_notify_current_workspace
,
62 blackbox_notify_workspace_count
,
63 blackbox_notify_window_raise
,
64 blackbox_notify_window_lower
,
65 // blackbox-protocol atoms (client -> wm)
66 blackbox_change_workspace
,
67 blackbox_change_window_focus
,
68 blackbox_cycle_window_focus
,
70 openbox_show_root_menu
,
71 openbox_show_workspace_menu
,
74 // root window properties
77 net_client_list_stacking
,
78 net_number_of_desktops
,
85 net_supporting_wm_check
,
87 // root window messages
90 // application window properties
95 net_wm_visible_icon_name
,
100 // net_wm_icon_geometry,
103 // net_wm_handled_icons,
104 net_wm_allowed_actions
,
105 // application protocols
108 net_wm_window_type_desktop
,
109 net_wm_window_type_dock
,
110 net_wm_window_type_toolbar
,
111 net_wm_window_type_menu
,
112 net_wm_window_type_utility
,
113 net_wm_window_type_splash
,
114 net_wm_window_type_dialog
,
115 net_wm_window_type_normal
,
117 net_wm_moveresize_size_topleft
,
118 net_wm_moveresize_size_topright
,
119 net_wm_moveresize_size_bottomleft
,
120 net_wm_moveresize_size_bottomright
,
121 net_wm_moveresize_move
,
124 net_wm_action_resize
,
126 net_wm_action_maximize_horz
,
127 net_wm_action_maximize_vert
,
128 net_wm_action_change_desktop
,
132 net_wm_state_maximized_vert
,
133 net_wm_state_maximized_horz
,
135 net_wm_state_skip_taskbar
,
136 net_wm_state_skip_pager
,
138 net_wm_state_fullscreen
,
140 kde_net_system_tray_windows
,
141 kde_net_wm_system_tray_window_for
,
142 kde_net_wm_window_type_override
,
144 // constant for how many atoms exist in the enumerator
148 //! The possible types/encodings of strings
150 ascii
, //!< Standard 8-bit ascii string
151 utf8
, //!< Utf8-encoded string
156 //! The value of all atoms on the X server that exist in the
157 //! OBProperty::Atoms enum
158 Atom _atoms
[NUM_ATOMS
];
160 //! Gets the value of an Atom from the X server, creating it if nessesary
161 Atom
create(const char *name
) const;
163 //! Sets a property on a window
164 void set(Window win
, Atom atom
, Atom type
, unsigned char *data
,
165 int size
, int nelements
, bool append
) const;
166 //! Gets a property's value from a window
167 bool get(Window win
, Atom atom
, Atom type
,
168 unsigned long *nelements
, unsigned char **value
,
172 //! A list of strings
173 typedef std::vector
<std::string
> StringVect
;
175 //! Constructs a new OBAtom object
177 CAUTION: This constructor uses OBDisplay::display, so ensure that it is
178 initialized before initializing this class!
181 //! Destroys the OBAtom object
182 virtual ~OBProperty();
184 //! Sets a single-value property on a window to a new value
186 @param win The window id of the window on which to set the property's value
187 @param atom A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies which
189 @param type A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies the type
190 of the property to set
191 @param value The value to set the property to
193 void set(Window win
, Atoms atom
, Atoms type
, unsigned long value
) const;
194 //! Sets an multiple-value property on a window to a new value
196 @param win The window id of the window on which to set the property's value
197 @param atom A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies which
199 @param type A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies the type
200 of the property to set
201 @param value Any array of values to set the property to. The array must
202 contain <i>elements</i> number of elements
203 @param elements The number of elements in the <i>value</i> array
205 void set(Window win
, Atoms atom
, Atoms type
,
206 unsigned long value
[], int elements
) const;
207 //! Sets a string property on a window to a new value
209 @param win The window id of the window on which to set the property's value
210 @param atom A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies which
212 @param type A member of the OBProperty::StringType enum that specifies the
213 type of the string the property is being set to
214 @param value The string to set the property to
216 void set(Window win
, Atoms atom
, StringType type
,
217 const std::string
&value
) const;
218 //! Sets a string-array property on a window to a new value
220 @param win The window id of the window on which to set the property's value
221 @param atom A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies which
223 @param type A member of the OBProperty::StringType enum that specifies the
224 type of the string the property is being set to
225 @param strings A list of strings to set the property to
227 void set(Window win
, Atoms atom
, StringType type
,
228 const StringVect
&strings
) const;
230 //! Gets the value of a property on a window
232 @param win The window id of the window to get the property value from
233 @param atom A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies which
235 @param type A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies the type
236 of the property to retrieve
237 @param nelements The maximum number of elements to retrieve from the
238 property (assuming it has more than 1 value in it). To
239 retrieve all possible elements, use "(unsigned) -1".<br>
240 When the function returns, if it returns true, this will
241 contain the actual number of elements retrieved.<br>
242 @param value If the function returns true, then this contains an array of
243 retrieved values for the property.<br>
244 The <i>value</i> is allocated inside the function and
245 <b>delete[]</b> value needs to be called when you are done
247 The <i>value</i> array returned is null terminated, and has
248 <i>nelements</i> elements in it plus the terminating null.
249 @return true if retrieval of the specified property with the specified
250 type was successful; otherwise, false
252 bool get(Window win
, Atoms atom
, Atoms type
,
253 unsigned long *nelements
, unsigned long **value
) const;
254 //! Gets a single element from the value of a property on a window
256 @param win The window id of the window to get the property value from
257 @param atom A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies which
259 @param type A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies the type
260 of the property to retrieve
261 @param value If the function returns true, then this contains the first
262 (and possibly only) element in the value of the specified
264 @return true if retrieval of the specified property with the specified
265 type was successful; otherwise, false
267 bool get(Window win
, Atoms atom
, Atoms type
, unsigned long *value
) const;
268 //! Gets a single string from the value of a property on a window
270 @param win The window id of the window to get the property value from
271 @param atom A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies which
273 @param type A member of the OBProperty::StringType enum that specifies the
274 type of the string property to retrieve
275 @param value If the function returns true, then this contains the first
276 (and possibly only) string in the value of the specified
278 @return true if retrieval of the specified property with the specified
279 type was successful; otherwise, false
281 bool get(Window win
, Atoms atom
, StringType type
, std::string
*value
) const;
282 //! Gets strings from the value of a property on a window
284 @param win The window id of the window to get the property value from
285 @param atom A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies which
287 @param type A member of the OBProperty::StringType enum that specifies the
288 type of the string property to retrieve
289 @param nelements The maximum number of strings to retrieve from the
290 property (assuming it has more than 1 string in it). To
291 retrieve all possible strings, use "(unsigned) -1".<br>
292 When the function returns, if it returns true, this will
293 contain the actual number of strings retrieved.<br>
294 @param strings If the function returns true, then this contains all of the
295 strings retrieved from the property's value.
296 @return true if retrieval of the specified property with the specified
297 type was successful; otherwise, false
299 bool get(Window win
, Atoms atom
, StringType type
,
300 unsigned long *nelements
, StringVect
*strings
) const;
302 //! Removes a property from a window
304 @param win The window id of the window to remove the property from
305 @param atom A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies which
306 property to remove from the window
308 void erase(Window win
, Atoms atom
) const;
310 //! Gets the value of an atom on the X server
312 @param a A member of the OBProperty::Atoms enum that specifies which Atom's
314 @return The value of the specified Atom
316 inline Atom
atom(Atoms a
) {
317 assert(a
>= 0 && a
< NUM_ATOMS
); Atom ret
= _atoms
[a
]; assert(ret
!= 0);