X-Git-Url: http://git.demorecorder.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fxml-xcb.txt;h=7311911f60e3d2aaedbaaed3b66b05bdd7afe08e;hb=0d8f09b6469c45be08dae3665d352269ffcc7df2;hp=feb99844f4d118784e49614f1c490f4f6af04549;hpb=e5b4ec6a39c7e73a9ad231fcba850efba2ed8302;p=free-sw%2Fxcb%2Fproto diff --git a/doc/xml-xcb.txt b/doc/xml-xcb.txt index feb9984..7311911 100644 --- a/doc/xml-xcb.txt +++ b/doc/xml-xcb.txt @@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ Top-Level Elements requests of the same type may be combined into a single request without affecting the semantics of the requests. - + structure contents @@ -142,6 +143,11 @@ Top-Level Elements include a sequence number. This is a special-case for the KeymapNotify event in the core protocol, and should not be used in any other event. + If the optional xge attribute is true, the event is an X Generic Event and + will be treated as such. + + The no-sequence-number and xge attribute can not be combined. + structure contents @@ -225,8 +231,22 @@ enum; the value is restricted to one of the constants named in the enum. defining the set of values included, and a list containing these values. value-mask-type gives the type of the bitmask; this must be CARD16 or CARD32. value-mask-name gives the field name of the bitmask, and - value-list-name gives the field name of the list of values. + value-list-name gives the field name of the list of values. Please use + instead for new protocol definitions. + + switch expression + bitcase expression(s), fields + + This element represents conditional inclusion of fields. It can be viewed + as sequence of multiple ifs: if ( switch expression & bitcase expression ) + is non-zero, bitcase fields are included in structure. It can be used only + as the last field of a structure. + When a bitcase includes multiple clauses, the contents of the + bitcase are only present once regardless of the number of bitcase expressions + that match. + + New protocol definitions should prefer to use this instead of . Expressions ----------- @@ -256,3 +276,57 @@ Expressions The bit element represents a literal bitmask value in an expression. The integer must be in the range 0..31, expanding to (1<enum item identifier + + This element represents a reference to item of enum. + +expression + + This element represents a unary operator, with the op attribute specifying + which operator. The only supported operation so far is ~, and its semantic + is identical to the corresponding operator in C. + + + + This element represents a sumation of the elements of the referenced list. + +expression + + This element represents the number of bits set in the expression. + +Documentation +------------- + + Documentation for each request, reply or event is stored in the appropriate + element using a element. The element can contain the following + elements: + +brief description + + A short description of the request, reply or event. For example "makes a + window visible" for MapWindow. This will end up in the manpage NAME section + and in the doxygen @brief description. + + + + The full description. Use `` to highlight words, such as "Draws + `points_len`-1 lines between each pair of points…" + + + + Example C code illustrating the usage of the particular request, reply or + event. + +field description + + The full description for the specified field. Depending on the context, this + is either a request parameter or a reply/event datastructure field. + +error description + + The full description for an error which can occur due to this request. + + + + A reference to another relevant program, function, request or event.