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How to create a window with a bit depth of 32

I'm trying to create a X11 window with a bit depth of 32 so that I can use ARGB colors. Here's what I do:

XVisualInfo vinfo;
int depth = 32;
XMatchVisualInfo(dpy, XDefaultScreen(dpy), depth, TrueColor, &vinfo);
XCreateWindow(dpy, XDefaultRootWindow(dpy), 0, 0, 150, 100, 0, depth, InputOutput,
    vinfo.visual, 0, NULL);

Here's what happens:

X Error of failed request:  BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
  Major opcode of failed request:  1 (X_CreateWindow)
  Serial number of failed request:  7
  Current serial number in output stream:  7

Any pointers on why there is a BadMatch error?

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Uli Schlachter Avatar asked Sep 05 '10 09:09

Uli Schlachter


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1 Answers

The problem is this code in the X server http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/tree/dix/window.c#n615

  if (((vmask & (CWBorderPixmap | CWBorderPixel)) == 0) &&
    (class != InputOnly) &&
    (depth != pParent->drawable.depth))
    {
    *error = BadMatch;
    return NullWindow;
    }

i.e. "if depth isn't same as parent depth you have to set the border pixel or pixmap"

Here is a whole example

#include <X11/Xlib.h>
#include <X11/Xutil.h>
#include <X11/extensions/Xcomposite.h>

#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  Display *dpy;
  XVisualInfo vinfo;
  int depth;
  XVisualInfo *visual_list;
  XVisualInfo visual_template;
  int nxvisuals;
  int i;
  XSetWindowAttributes attrs;
  Window parent;
  Visual *visual;

  dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL);

  nxvisuals = 0;
  visual_template.screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
  visual_list = XGetVisualInfo (dpy, VisualScreenMask, &visual_template, &nxvisuals);

  for (i = 0; i < nxvisuals; ++i)
    {
      printf("  %3d: visual 0x%lx class %d (%s) depth %d\n",
             i,
             visual_list[i].visualid,
             visual_list[i].class,
             visual_list[i].class == TrueColor ? "TrueColor" : "unknown",
             visual_list[i].depth);
    }

  if (!XMatchVisualInfo(dpy, XDefaultScreen(dpy), 32, TrueColor, &vinfo))
    {
      fprintf(stderr, "no such visual\n");
      return 1;
    }

  printf("Matched visual 0x%lx class %d (%s) depth %d\n",
         vinfo.visualid,
         vinfo.class,
         vinfo.class == TrueColor ? "TrueColor" : "unknown",
         vinfo.depth);

  parent = XDefaultRootWindow(dpy);

  XSync(dpy, True);

  printf("creating RGBA child\n");

  visual = vinfo.visual;
  depth = vinfo.depth;

  attrs.colormap = XCreateColormap(dpy, XDefaultRootWindow(dpy), visual, AllocNone);
  attrs.background_pixel = 0;
  attrs.border_pixel = 0;

  XCreateWindow(dpy, parent, 10, 10, 150, 100, 0, depth, InputOutput,
                visual, CWBackPixel | CWColormap | CWBorderPixel, &attrs);

  XSync(dpy, True);

  printf("No error\n");

  return 0;
}
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Havoc P Avatar answered Oct 22 '22 19:10

Havoc P