/* * simple-text.c - demonstrate drawing of text strings on a window. All * drawings are done in black color over a white background. */ #include #include #include /* getenv(), etc. */ #include /* sleep(), etc. */ /* * function: create_simple_window. Creates a window with a white background * in the given size. * input: display, size of the window (in pixels), and location of the window * (in pixels). * output: the window's ID. * notes: window is created with a black border, 2 pixels wide. * the window is automatically mapped after its creation. */ Window create_simple_window(Display* display, int width, int height, int x, int y) { int screen_num = DefaultScreen(display); int win_border_width = 2; Window win; /* create a simple window, as a direct child of the screen's */ /* root window. Use the screen's black and white colors as */ /* the foreground and background colors of the window, */ /* respectively. Place the new window's top-left corner at */ /* the given 'x,y' coordinates. */ win = XCreateSimpleWindow(display, RootWindow(display, screen_num), x, y, width, height, win_border_width, BlackPixel(display, screen_num), WhitePixel(display, screen_num)); /* make the window actually appear on the screen. */ XMapWindow(display, win); /* flush all pending requests to the X server. */ XFlush(display); return win; } GC create_gc(Display* display, Window win, int reverse_video) { GC gc; /* handle of newly created GC. */ unsigned long valuemask = 0; /* which values in 'values' to */ /* check when creating the GC. */ XGCValues values; /* initial values for the GC. */ unsigned int line_width = 2; /* line width for the GC. */ int line_style = LineSolid; /* style for lines drawing and */ int cap_style = CapButt; /* style of the line's edje and */ int join_style = JoinBevel; /* joined lines. */ int screen_num = DefaultScreen(display); gc = XCreateGC(display, win, valuemask, &values); if (gc < 0) { fprintf(stderr, "XCreateGC: \n"); } /* allocate foreground and background colors for this GC. */ if (reverse_video) { XSetForeground(display, gc, WhitePixel(display, screen_num)); XSetBackground(display, gc, BlackPixel(display, screen_num)); } else { XSetForeground(display, gc, BlackPixel(display, screen_num)); XSetBackground(display, gc, WhitePixel(display, screen_num)); } /* define the style of lines that will be drawn using this GC. */ XSetLineAttributes(display, gc, line_width, line_style, cap_style, join_style); /* define the fill style for the GC. to be 'solid filling'. */ XSetFillStyle(display, gc, FillSolid); return gc; } void main(int argc, char* argv[]) { Display* display; /* pointer to X Display structure. */ int screen_num; /* number of screen to place the window on. */ Window win; /* pointer to the newly created window. */ unsigned int display_width, display_height; /* height and width of the X display. */ unsigned int win_width, win_height; /* height and width for the new window. */ char *display_name = getenv("DISPLAY"); /* address of the X display. */ GC gc; /* GC (graphics context) used for drawing */ /* in our window. */ XFontStruct* font_info; /* Font structure, used for drawing text. */ char* font_name = "*-helvetica-*-12-*"; /* font to use for drawing text. */ /* open connection with the X server. */ display = XOpenDisplay(display_name); if (display == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot connect to X server '%s'\n", argv[0], display_name); exit(1); } /* get the geometry of the default screen for our display. */ screen_num = DefaultScreen(display); display_width = DisplayWidth(display, screen_num); display_height = DisplayHeight(display, screen_num); /* make the new window occupy 1/9 of the screen's size. */ win_width = (display_width / 3); win_height = (display_height / 3); printf("window width - '%d'; height - '%d'\n", win_width, win_height); /* create a simple window, as a direct child of the screen's */ /* root window. Use the screen's white color as the background */ /* color of the window. Place the new window's top-left corner */ /* at the given 'x,y' coordinates. */ win = create_simple_window(display, win_width, win_height, 0, 0); /* allocate a new GC (graphics context) for drawing in the window. */ gc = create_gc(display, win, 0); XSync(display, False); /* try to load the given font. */ font_info = XLoadQueryFont(display, font_name); if (!font_info) { fprintf(stderr, "XLoadQueryFont: failed loading font '%s'\n", font_name); exit(-1); } /* assign the given font to our GC. */ XSetFont(display, gc, font_info->fid); { /* variables used for drawing the text strings. */ int x, y; char* text_string; int string_width; int font_height; /* find the height of the characters drawn using this font. */ font_height = font_info->ascent + font_info->descent; /* draw a "hello world" string on the top-left side of our window. */ text_string = "hello world"; x = 0; y = font_height; XDrawString(display, win, gc, x, y, text_string, strlen(text_string)); /* draw a "middle of the road" string in the middle of our window. */ text_string = "middle of the road"; /* find the width, in pixels, of the text that will be drawn using */ /* the given font. */ string_width = XTextWidth(font_info, text_string, strlen(text_string)); x = (win_width - string_width) / 2; y = (win_height + font_height) / 2; XDrawString(display, win, gc, x, y, text_string, strlen(text_string)); } /* flush all pending requests to the X server. */ XFlush(display); /* make a delay for a short period. */ sleep(4); /* close the connection to the X server. */ XCloseDisplay(display); }