XRaiseWindow(3) XLIB FUNCTIONS XRaiseWindow(3)NAME
XRaiseWindow, XLowerWindow, XCirculateSubwindows, XCirculateSubwindow‐
sUp, XCirculateSubwindowsDown, XRestackWindows - change window stacking
order
SYNTAX
int XRaiseWindow(Display *display, Window w);
int XLowerWindow(Display *display, Window w);
int XCirculateSubwindows(Display *display, Window w, int direction);
int XCirculateSubwindowsUp(Display *display, Window w);
int XCirculateSubwindowsDown(Display *display, Window w);
int XRestackWindows(Display *display, Window windows[], int nwindows);
ARGUMENTS
direction Specifies the direction (up or down) that you want to circu‐
late the window. You can pass RaiseLowest or LowerHighest.
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
nwindows Specifies the number of windows to be restacked.
w Specifies the window.
windows Specifies an array containing the windows to be restacked.
DESCRIPTION
The XRaiseWindow function raises the specified window to the top of the
stack so that no sibling window obscures it. If the windows are
regarded as overlapping sheets of paper stacked on a desk, then raising
a window is analogous to moving the sheet to the top of the stack but
leaving its x and y location on the desk constant. Raising a mapped
window may generate Expose events for the window and any mapped subwin‐
dows that were formerly obscured.
If the override-redirect attribute of the window is False and some
other client has selected SubstructureRedirectMask on the parent, the X
server generates a ConfigureRequest event, and no processing is per‐
formed. Otherwise, the window is raised.
XRaiseWindow can generate a BadWindow error.
The XLowerWindow function lowers the specified window to the bottom of
the stack so that it does not obscure any sibling windows. If the win‐
dows are regarded as overlapping sheets of paper stacked on a desk,
then lowering a window is analogous to moving the sheet to the bottom
of the stack but leaving its x and y location on the desk constant.
Lowering a mapped window will generate Expose events on any windows it
formerly obscured.
If the override-redirect attribute of the window is False and some
other client has selected SubstructureRedirectMask on the parent, the X
server generates a ConfigureRequest event, and no processing is per‐
formed. Otherwise, the window is lowered to the bottom of the stack.
XLowerWindow can generate a BadWindow error.
The XCirculateSubwindows function circulates children of the specified
window in the specified direction. If you specify RaiseLowest, XCircu‐
lateSubwindows raises the lowest mapped child (if any) that is occluded
by another child to the top of the stack. If you specify LowerHighest,
XCirculateSubwindows lowers the highest mapped child (if any) that
occludes another child to the bottom of the stack. Exposure processing
is then performed on formerly obscured windows. If some other client
has selected SubstructureRedirectMask on the window, the X server gen‐
erates a CirculateRequest event, and no further processing is per‐
formed. If a child is actually restacked, the X server generates a
CirculateNotify event.
XCirculateSubwindows can generate BadValue and BadWindow errors.
The XCirculateSubwindowsUp function raises the lowest mapped child of
the specified window that is partially or completely occluded by
another child. Completely unobscured children are not affected. This
is a convenience function equivalent to XCirculateSubwindows with
RaiseLowest specified.
XCirculateSubwindowsUp can generate a BadWindow error.
The XCirculateSubwindowsDown function lowers the highest mapped child
of the specified window that partially or completely occludes another
child. Completely unobscured children are not affected. This is a
convenience function equivalent to XCirculateSubwindows with LowerHigh‐
est specified.
XCirculateSubwindowsDown can generate a BadWindow error.
The XRestackWindows function restacks the windows in the order speci‐
fied, from top to bottom. The stacking order of the first window in
the windows array is unaffected, but the other windows in the array are
stacked underneath the first window, in the order of the array. The
stacking order of the other windows is not affected. For each window
in the window array that is not a sibling of the first window, a Bad‐
Match error results.
If the override-redirect attribute of a window is False and some other
client has selected SubstructureRedirectMask on the parent, the X
server generates ConfigureRequest events for each window whose over‐
ride-redirect flag is not set, and no further processing is performed.
Otherwise, the windows will be restacked in top-to-bottom order.
XRestackWindows can generate BadWindow error.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadValue Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted
by the request. Unless a specific range is specified for an
argument, the full range defined by the argument's type is
accepted. Any argument defined as a set of alternatives can
generate this error.
BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
SEE ALSOXChangeWindowAttributes(3), XConfigureWindow(3), XCreateWindow(3), XDe‐
stroyWindow(3), XMapWindow(3), XUnmapWindow(3)
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