Data Structures
struct	charcodemap

struct	xdo
	The main context. More...

struct	xdo_search
	The window search query structure. More...

Typedefs
typedef struct charcodemap	charcodemap_t

typedef struct xdo	xdo_t
	The main context.

typedef struct xdo_search	xdo_search_t
	The window search query structure. More...

Enumerations
enum	XDO_FEATURES { XDO_FEATURE_XTEST }

Functions
xdo_t *	xdo_new (const char *display)
	Create a new xdo_t instance. More...

xdo_t *	xdo_new_with_opened_display (Display xdpy, const char display, int close_display_when_freed)
	Create a new xdo_t instance with an existing X11 Display instance. More...

const char *	xdo_version (void)
	Return a string representing the version of this library.

void	xdo_free (xdo_t *xdo)
	Free and destroy an xdo_t instance. More...

int	xdo_move_mouse (const xdo_t *xdo, int x, int y, int screen)
	Move the mouse to a specific location. More...

int	xdo_move_mouse_relative_to_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window window, int x, int y)
	Move the mouse to a specific location relative to the top-left corner of a window. More...

int	xdo_move_mouse_relative (const xdo_t *xdo, int x, int y)
	Move the mouse relative to it's current position. More...

int	xdo_mouse_down (const xdo_t *xdo, Window window, int button)
	Send a mouse press (aka mouse down) for a given button at the current mouse location. More...

int	xdo_mouse_up (const xdo_t *xdo, Window window, int button)
	Send a mouse release (aka mouse up) for a given button at the current mouse location. More...

int	xdo_get_mouse_location (const xdo_t xdo, int x, int y, int screen_num)
	Get the current mouse location (coordinates and screen number). More...

int	xdo_get_window_at_mouse (const xdo_t xdo, Window window_ret)
	Get the window the mouse is currently over. More...

int	xdo_get_mouse_location2 (const xdo_t xdo, int x_ret, int y_ret, int screen_num_ret, Window *window_ret)
	Get all mouse location-related data. More...

int	xdo_wait_for_mouse_move_from (const xdo_t *xdo, int origin_x, int origin_y)
	Wait for the mouse to move from a location. More...

int	xdo_wait_for_mouse_move_to (const xdo_t *xdo, int dest_x, int dest_y)
	Wait for the mouse to move to a location. More...

int	xdo_click_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window window, int button)
	Send a click for a specific mouse button at the current mouse location. More...

int	xdo_click_window_multiple (const xdo_t *xdo, Window window, int button, int repeat, useconds_t delay)
	Send a one or more clicks for a specific mouse button at the current mouse location. More...

int	xdo_enter_text_window (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, const char string, useconds_t delay)
	Type a string to the specified window. More...

int	xdo_send_keysequence_window (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, const char keysequence, useconds_t delay)
	Send a keysequence to the specified window. More...

int	xdo_send_keysequence_window_up (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, const char keysequence, useconds_t delay)
	Send key release (up) events for the given key sequence. More...

int	xdo_send_keysequence_window_down (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, const char keysequence, useconds_t delay)
	Send key press (down) events for the given key sequence. More...

int	xdo_send_keysequence_window_list_do (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, charcodemap_t keys, int nkeys, int pressed, int *modifier, useconds_t delay)
	Send a series of keystrokes. More...

int	xdo_get_active_keys_to_keycode_list (const xdo_t xdo, charcodemap_t keys, int nkeys)
	Get a list of active keys. More...

int	xdo_wait_for_window_map_state (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid, int map_state)
	Wait for a window to have a specific map state. More...

int	xdo_wait_for_window_size (const xdo_t *xdo, Window window, unsigned int width, unsigned int height, int flags, int to_or_from)

int	xdo_move_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid, int x, int y)
	Move a window to a specific location. More...

int	xdo_translate_window_with_sizehint (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, unsigned int width, unsigned int height, unsigned int width_ret, unsigned int *height_ret)
	Apply a window's sizing hints (if any) to a given width and height. More...

int	xdo_set_window_size (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid, int w, int h, int flags)
	Change the window size. More...

int	xdo_set_window_property (const xdo_t xdo, Window wid, const char property, const char *value)
	Change a window property. More...

int	xdo_set_window_class (const xdo_t xdo, Window wid, const char name, const char *_class)
	Change the window's classname and or class. More...

int	xdo_set_window_urgency (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid, int urgency)
	Sets the urgency hint for a window.

int	xdo_set_window_override_redirect (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid, int override_redirect)
	Set the override_redirect value for a window. More...

int	xdo_focus_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid)
	Focus a window. More...

int	xdo_raise_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid)
	Raise a window to the top of the window stack. More...

int	xdo_get_focused_window (const xdo_t xdo, Window window_ret)
	Get the window currently having focus. More...

int	xdo_wait_for_window_focus (const xdo_t *xdo, Window window, int want_focus)
	Wait for a window to have or lose focus. More...

int	xdo_get_pid_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window window)
	Get the PID owning a window. More...

int	xdo_get_focused_window_sane (const xdo_t xdo, Window window_ret)
	Like xdo_get_focused_window, but return the first ancestor-or-self window * having a property of WM_CLASS. More...

int	xdo_activate_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid)
	Activate a window. More...

int	xdo_wait_for_window_active (const xdo_t *xdo, Window window, int active)
	Wait for a window to be active or not active. More...

int	xdo_map_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid)
	Map a window. More...

int	xdo_unmap_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid)
	Unmap a window. More...

int	xdo_minimize_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid)
	Minimize a window.

int	xdo_reparent_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid_source, Window wid_target)
	Reparents a window. More...

int	xdo_get_window_location (const xdo_t xdo, Window wid, int x_ret, int y_ret, Screen *screen_ret)
	Get a window's location. More...

int	xdo_get_window_size (const xdo_t xdo, Window wid, unsigned int width_ret, unsigned int *height_ret)
	Get a window's size. More...

int	xdo_get_active_window (const xdo_t xdo, Window window_ret)
	Get the currently-active window. More...

int	xdo_select_window_with_click (const xdo_t xdo, Window window_ret)
	Get a window ID by clicking on it. More...

int	xdo_set_number_of_desktops (const xdo_t *xdo, long ndesktops)
	Set the number of desktops. More...

int	xdo_get_number_of_desktops (const xdo_t xdo, long ndesktops)
	Get the current number of desktops. More...

int	xdo_set_current_desktop (const xdo_t *xdo, long desktop)
	Switch to another desktop. More...

int	xdo_get_current_desktop (const xdo_t xdo, long desktop)
	Get the current desktop. More...

int	xdo_set_desktop_for_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window wid, long desktop)
	Move a window to another desktop Uses _NET_WM_DESKTOP of the EWMH spec. More...

int	xdo_get_desktop_for_window (const xdo_t xdo, Window wid, long desktop)
	Get the desktop a window is on. More...

int	xdo_search_windows (const xdo_t xdo, const xdo_search_t search, Window *windowlist_ret, unsigned int nwindows_ret)
	Search for windows. More...

unsigned char *	xdo_get_window_property_by_atom (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, Atom atom, long nitems, Atom type, int size)
	Generic property fetch. More...

int	xdo_get_window_property (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, const char property, unsigned char *value, long nitems, Atom type, int size)
	Get property of window by name of atom. More...

unsigned int	xdo_get_input_state (const xdo_t *xdo)
	Get the current input state. More...

const char **	xdo_get_symbol_map (void)
	If you need the symbol map, use this method. More...

int	xdo_get_active_modifiers (const xdo_t xdo, charcodemap_t keys, int nkeys)
	Get a list of active keys. More...

int	xdo_clear_active_modifiers (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, charcodemap_t active_mods, int active_mods_n)
	Send any events necessary to clear the active modifiers. More...

int	xdo_set_active_modifiers (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, charcodemap_t active_mods, int active_mods_n)
	Send any events necessary to make these modifiers active. More...

int	xdo_get_desktop_viewport (const xdo_t xdo, int x_ret, int *y_ret)
	Get the position of the current viewport. More...

int	xdo_set_desktop_viewport (const xdo_t *xdo, int x, int y)
	Set the position of the current viewport. More...

int	xdo_kill_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window window)
	Kill a window and the client owning it.

int	xdo_close_window (const xdo_t *xdo, Window window)
	Close a window without trying to kill the client.

int	xdo_find_window_client (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, Window window_ret, int direction)
	Find a client window (child) in a given window. More...

int	xdo_get_window_name (const xdo_t xdo, Window window, unsigned char name_ret, int name_len_ret, int *name_type)
	Get a window's name, if any. More...

void	xdo_disable_feature (xdo_t *xdo, int feature)
	Disable an xdo feature. More...

void	xdo_enable_feature (xdo_t *xdo, int feature)
	Enable an xdo feature. More...

int	xdo_has_feature (xdo_t *xdo, int feature)
	Check if a feature is enabled. More...

int	xdo_get_viewport_dimensions (xdo_t xdo, unsigned int width, unsigned int *height, int screen)
	Query the viewport (your display) dimensions. More...

Typedef Documentation

typedef struct xdo_search xdo_search_t

The window search query structure.

See also: xdo_search_windows

Function Documentation

int xdo_activate_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid
	)

Activate a window.

This is generally a better choice than xdo_focus_window for a variety of reasons, but it requires window manager support:

If the window is on another desktop, that desktop is switched to.
It moves the window forward rather than simply focusing it

Requires your window manager to support this. Uses _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW from the EWMH spec.

Parameters

wid	the window to activate

int xdo_clear_active_modifiers	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		charcodemap_t *	active_mods,
		int	active_mods_n
	)

Send any events necessary to clear the active modifiers.

For example, if you are holding 'alt' when xdo_get_active_modifiers is called, then this method will send a key-up for 'alt'

int xdo_click_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		int	button
	)

Send a click for a specific mouse button at the current mouse location.

Parameters

window	The window you want to send the event to or CURRENTWINDOW
button	The mouse button. Generally, 1 is left, 2 is middle, 3 is right, 4 is wheel up, 5 is wheel down.

int xdo_click_window_multiple	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		int	button,
		int	repeat,
		useconds_t	delay
	)

Send a one or more clicks for a specific mouse button at the current mouse location.

Parameters

window	The window you want to send the event to or CURRENTWINDOW
button	The mouse button. Generally, 1 is left, 2 is middle, 3 is right, 4 is wheel up, 5 is wheel down.

void xdo_disable_feature	(	xdo_t *	xdo,
		int	feature
	)

Disable an xdo feature.

This function is mainly used by libxdo itself, however, you may find it useful in your own applications.

See also: XDO_FEATURES

void xdo_enable_feature	(	xdo_t *	xdo,
		int	feature
	)

Enable an xdo feature.

This function is mainly used by libxdo itself, however, you may find it useful in your own applications.

See also: XDO_FEATURES

int xdo_enter_text_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		const char *	string,
		useconds_t	delay
	)

Type a string to the specified window.

If you want to send a specific key or key sequence, such as "alt+l", you want instead xdo_send_keysequence_window(...).

Parameters

window	The window you want to send keystrokes to or CURRENTWINDOW
string	The string to type, like "Hello world!"
delay	The delay between keystrokes in microseconds. 12000 is a decent choice if you don't have other plans.

int xdo_find_window_client	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		Window *	window_ret,
		int	direction
	)

Find a client window (child) in a given window.

Useful if you get the window manager's decorator window rather than the client window.

int xdo_focus_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid
	)

Focus a window.

See also: xdo_activate_window

Parameters

wid	the window to focus.

void xdo_free ( xdo_t * xdo )

Free and destroy an xdo_t instance.

If close_display_when_freed is set, then we will also close the Display.

int xdo_get_active_keys_to_keycode_list	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		charcodemap_t **	keys,
		int *	nkeys
	)

Get a list of active keys.

Uses XQueryKeymap.

Parameters

keys	Pointer to the array of charcodemap_t that will be allocated by this function.
nkeys	Pointer to integer where the number of keys will be stored.

int xdo_get_active_modifiers	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		charcodemap_t **	keys,
		int *	nkeys
	)

Get a list of active keys.

Uses XQueryKeymap.

Parameters

keys	Pointer to the array of charcodemap_t that will be allocated by this function.
nkeys	Pointer to integer where the number of keys will be stored.

int xdo_get_active_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window *	window_ret
	)

Get the currently-active window.

Requires your window manager to support this. Uses _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW from the EWMH spec.

Parameters

window_ret Pointer to Window where the active window is stored.

int xdo_get_current_desktop	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		long *	desktop
	)

Get the current desktop.

Uses _NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP of the EWMH spec.

Parameters

desktop pointer to long where the current desktop number is stored.

int xdo_get_desktop_for_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid,
		long *	desktop
	)

Get the desktop a window is on.

Uses _NET_WM_DESKTOP of the EWMH spec.

If your desktop does not support _NET_WM_DESKTOP, then '*desktop' remains unmodified.

Parameters

wid	the window to query
deskto	pointer to long where the desktop of the window is stored

int xdo_get_desktop_viewport	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		int *	x_ret,
		int *	y_ret
	)

Get the position of the current viewport.

This is only relevant if your window manager supports _NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT

int xdo_get_focused_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window *	window_ret
	)

Get the window currently having focus.

Parameters

window_ret Pointer to a window where the currently-focused window will be stored.

int xdo_get_focused_window_sane	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window *	window_ret
	)

Like xdo_get_focused_window, but return the first ancestor-or-self window * having a property of WM_CLASS.

This allows you to get the "real" or top-level-ish window having focus rather than something you may not expect to be the window having focused.

Parameters

window_ret Pointer to a window where the currently-focused window will be stored.

unsigned int xdo_get_input_state ( const xdo_t * xdo )

Get the current input state.

This is a mask value containing any of the following: ShiftMask, LockMask, ControlMask, Mod1Mask, Mod2Mask, Mod3Mask, Mod4Mask, or Mod5Mask.

Returns: the input mask

int xdo_get_mouse_location	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		int *	x,
		int *	y,
		int *	screen_num
	)

Get the current mouse location (coordinates and screen number).

Parameters

x	integer pointer where the X coordinate will be stored
y	integer pointer where the Y coordinate will be stored
screen_num	integer pointer where the screen number will be stored

int xdo_get_mouse_location2	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		int *	x_ret,
		int *	y_ret,
		int *	screen_num_ret,
		Window *	window_ret
	)

Get all mouse location-related data.

If null is passed for any parameter, we simply do not store it. Useful if you only want the 'y' coordinate, for example.

Parameters

x	integer pointer where the X coordinate will be stored
y	integer pointer where the Y coordinate will be stored
screen_num	integer pointer where the screen number will be stored
window	Window pointer where the window/client the mouse is over will be stored.

int xdo_get_number_of_desktops	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		long *	ndesktops
	)

Get the current number of desktops.

Uses _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS of the EWMH spec.

Parameters

ndesktops pointer to long where the current number of desktops is stored

int xdo_get_pid_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window
	)

Get the PID owning a window.

Not all applications support this. It looks at the _NET_WM_PID property of the window.

Parameters

window the window to query.

Returns: the process id or 0 if no pid found.

const char** xdo_get_symbol_map ( void )

If you need the symbol map, use this method.

The symbol map is an array of string pairs mapping common tokens to X Keysym strings, such as "alt" to "Alt_L"

Returns: array of strings.

int xdo_get_viewport_dimensions	(	xdo_t *	xdo,
		unsigned int *	width,
		unsigned int *	height,
		int	screen
	)

Query the viewport (your display) dimensions.

If Xinerama is active and supported, that api internally is used. If Xineram is disabled, we will report the root window's dimensions for the given screen.

int xdo_get_window_at_mouse	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window *	window_ret
	)

Get the window the mouse is currently over.

Parameters

window_ret Winter pointer where the window will be stored.

int xdo_get_window_location	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid,
		int *	x_ret,
		int *	y_ret,
		Screen **	screen_ret
	)

Get a window's location.

Parameters

wid	the window to query
x_ret	pointer to int where the X location is stored. If NULL, X is ignored.
y_ret	pointer to int where the Y location is stored. If NULL, X is ignored.
screen_ret	Pointer to Screen* where the Screen* the window on is stored. If NULL, this parameter is ignored.

int xdo_get_window_name	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		unsigned char **	name_ret,
		int *	name_len_ret,
		int *	name_type
	)

Get a window's name, if any.

TODO(sissel): Document

http://standards.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/1.3/ar01s05.html Prefer _NET_WM_NAME if available, otherwise use WM_NAME If no WM_NAME, set name_ret to NULL and set len to 0

int xdo_get_window_property	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		const char *	property,
		unsigned char **	value,
		long *	nitems,
		Atom *	type,
		int *	size
	)

Get property of window by name of atom.

Parameters

window	the window to query
property	the name of the atom
nitems	the number of items
type	the type of the return
size	the size of the type

Returns: data consisting of 'nitems' items of size 'size' and type 'type' will need to be cast to the type before using.

unsigned char* xdo_get_window_property_by_atom	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		Atom	atom,
		long *	nitems,
		Atom *	type,
		int *	size
	)

Generic property fetch.

Parameters

window	the window to query
atom	the Atom to request
nitems	the number of items
type	the type of the return
size	the size of the type

Returns: data consisting of 'nitems' items of size 'size' and type 'type' will need to be cast to the type before using.

int xdo_get_window_size	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid,
		unsigned int *	width_ret,
		unsigned int *	height_ret
	)

Get a window's size.

Parameters

wid	the window to query
width_ret	pointer to unsigned int where the width is stored.
height_ret	pointer to unsigned int where the height is stored.

int xdo_has_feature	(	xdo_t *	xdo,
		int	feature
	)

Check if a feature is enabled.

This function is mainly used by libxdo itself, however, you may find it useful in your own applications.

See also: XDO_FEATURES

int xdo_map_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid
	)

Map a window.

This mostly means to make the window visible if it is not currently mapped.

Parameters

wid	the window to map.

int xdo_mouse_down	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		int	button
	)

Send a mouse press (aka mouse down) for a given button at the current mouse location.

Parameters

window	The window you want to send the event to or CURRENTWINDOW
button	The mouse button. Generally, 1 is left, 2 is middle, 3 is right, 4 is wheel up, 5 is wheel down.

int xdo_mouse_up	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		int	button
	)

Send a mouse release (aka mouse up) for a given button at the current mouse location.

Parameters

window	The window you want to send the event to or CURRENTWINDOW
button	The mouse button. Generally, 1 is left, 2 is middle, 3 is right, 4 is wheel up, 5 is wheel down.

int xdo_move_mouse	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		int	x,
		int	y,
		int	screen
	)

Move the mouse to a specific location.

Parameters

x	the target X coordinate on the screen in pixels.
y	the target Y coordinate on the screen in pixels.
screen	the screen (number) you want to move on.

int xdo_move_mouse_relative	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		int	x,
		int	y
	)

Move the mouse relative to it's current position.

Parameters

x	the distance in pixels to move on the X axis.
y	the distance in pixels to move on the Y axis.

int xdo_move_mouse_relative_to_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		int	x,
		int	y
	)

Move the mouse to a specific location relative to the top-left corner of a window.

Parameters

x	the target X coordinate on the screen in pixels.
y	the target Y coordinate on the screen in pixels.

int xdo_move_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid,
		int	x,
		int	y
	)

Move a window to a specific location.

The top left corner of the window will be moved to the x,y coordinate.

Parameters

wid	the window to move
x	the X coordinate to move to.
y	the Y coordinate to move to.

xdo_t* xdo_new ( const char * display )

Create a new xdo_t instance.

Parameters

display the string display name, such as ":0". If null, uses the environment variable DISPLAY just like XOpenDisplay(NULL).

Returns: Pointer to a new xdo_t or NULL on failure

xdo_t* xdo_new_with_opened_display	(	Display *	xdpy,
		const char *	display,
		int	close_display_when_freed
	)

Create a new xdo_t instance with an existing X11 Display instance.

Parameters

xdpy	the Display pointer given by a previous XOpenDisplay()
display	the string display name
close_display_when_freed	If true, we will close the display when xdo_free is called. Otherwise, we leave it open.

int xdo_raise_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid
	)

Raise a window to the top of the window stack.

This is also sometimes termed as bringing the window forward.

Parameters

wid	The window to raise.

int xdo_reparent_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid_source,
		Window	wid_target
	)

Reparents a window.

Parameters

wid_source	the window to reparent
wid_target	the new parent window

int xdo_search_windows	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		const xdo_search_t *	search,
		Window **	windowlist_ret,
		unsigned int *	nwindows_ret
	)

Search for windows.

Parameters

search	the search query.
windowlist_ret	the list of matching windows to return
nwindows_ret	the number of windows (length of windowlist_ret)

See also: xdo_search_t

int xdo_select_window_with_click	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window *	window_ret
	)

Get a window ID by clicking on it.

This function blocks until a selection is made.

Parameters

window_ret Pointer to Window where the selected window is stored.

int xdo_send_keysequence_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		const char *	keysequence,
		useconds_t	delay
	)

Send a keysequence to the specified window.

This allows you to send keysequences by symbol name. Any combination of X11 KeySym names separated by '+' are valid. Single KeySym names are valid, too.

Examples: "l" "semicolon" "alt+Return" "Alt_L+Tab"

If you want to type a string, such as "Hello world." you want to instead use xdo_enter_text_window.

Parameters

window	The window you want to send the keysequence to or CURRENTWINDOW
keysequence	The string keysequence to send.
delay	The delay between keystrokes in microseconds.

int xdo_send_keysequence_window_down	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		const char *	keysequence,
		useconds_t	delay
	)

Send key press (down) events for the given key sequence.

See also: xdo_send_keysequence_window

int xdo_send_keysequence_window_list_do	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		charcodemap_t *	keys,
		int	nkeys,
		int	pressed,
		int *	modifier,
		useconds_t	delay
	)

Send a series of keystrokes.

Parameters

window	The window to send events to or CURRENTWINDOW
keys	The array of charcodemap_t entities to send.
nkeys	The length of the keys parameter
pressed	1 for key press, 0 for key release.
modifier	Pointer to integer to record the modifiers activated by the keys being pressed. If NULL, we don't save the modifiers.
delay	The delay between keystrokes in microseconds.

int xdo_send_keysequence_window_up	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		const char *	keysequence,
		useconds_t	delay
	)

Send key release (up) events for the given key sequence.

See also: xdo_send_keysequence_window

int xdo_set_active_modifiers	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		charcodemap_t *	active_mods,
		int	active_mods_n
	)

Send any events necessary to make these modifiers active.

This is useful if you just cleared the active modifiers and then wish to restore them after.

int xdo_set_current_desktop	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		long	desktop
	)

Switch to another desktop.

Uses _NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP of the EWMH spec.

Parameters

desktop The desktop number to switch to.

int xdo_set_desktop_for_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid,
		long	desktop
	)

Move a window to another desktop Uses _NET_WM_DESKTOP of the EWMH spec.

Parameters

wid	the window to move
desktop	the desktop destination for the window

int xdo_set_desktop_viewport	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		int	x,
		int	y
	)

Set the position of the current viewport.

This is only relevant if your window manager supports _NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT

int xdo_set_number_of_desktops	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		long	ndesktops
	)

Set the number of desktops.

Uses _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS of the EWMH spec.

Parameters

ndesktops the new number of desktops to set.

int xdo_set_window_class	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid,
		const char *	name,
		const char *	_class
	)

Change the window's classname and or class.

Parameters

name	The new class name. If NULL, no change.
_class	The new class. If NULL, no change.

int xdo_set_window_override_redirect	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid,
		int	override_redirect
	)

Set the override_redirect value for a window.

This generally means whether or not a window manager will manage this window.

If you set it to 1, the window manager will usually not draw borders on the window, etc. If you set it to 0, the window manager will see it like a normal application window.

int xdo_set_window_property	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid,
		const char *	property,
		const char *	value
	)

Change a window property.

Example properties you can change are WM_NAME, WM_ICON_NAME, etc.

Parameters

wid	The window to change a property of.
property	the string name of the property.
value	the string value of the property.

int xdo_set_window_size	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid,
		int	w,
		int	h,
		int	flags
	)

Change the window size.

Parameters

wid	the window to resize
w	the new desired width
h	the new desired height
flags	if 0, use pixels for units. If SIZE_USEHINTS, then the units will be relative to the window size hints.

int xdo_translate_window_with_sizehint	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		unsigned int	width,
		unsigned int	height,
		unsigned int *	width_ret,
		unsigned int *	height_ret
	)

Apply a window's sizing hints (if any) to a given width and height.

This function wraps XGetWMNormalHints() and applies any resize increment and base size to your given width and height values.

Parameters

window	the window to use
width	the unit width you want to translate
height	the unit height you want to translate
width_ret	the return location of the translated width
height_ret	the return location of the translated height

int xdo_unmap_window	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid
	)

Unmap a window.

Parameters

wid	the window to unmap

int xdo_wait_for_mouse_move_from	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		int	origin_x,
		int	origin_y
	)

Wait for the mouse to move from a location.

This function will block until the condition has been satisfied.

Parameters

origin_x	the X position you expect the mouse to move from
origin_y	the Y position you expect the mouse to move from

int xdo_wait_for_mouse_move_to	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		int	dest_x,
		int	dest_y
	)

Wait for the mouse to move to a location.

This function will block until the condition has been satisfied.

Parameters

dest_x	the X position you expect the mouse to move to
dest_y	the Y position you expect the mouse to move to

int xdo_wait_for_window_active	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		int	active
	)

Wait for a window to be active or not active.

Requires your window manager to support this. Uses _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW from the EWMH spec.

Parameters

window	the window to wait on
active	If 1, wait for active. If 0, wait for inactive.

int xdo_wait_for_window_focus	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	window,
		int	want_focus
	)

Wait for a window to have or lose focus.

Parameters

window	The window to wait on
want_focus	If 1, wait for focus. If 0, wait for loss of focus.

int xdo_wait_for_window_map_state	(	const xdo_t *	xdo,
		Window	wid,
		int	map_state
	)

Wait for a window to have a specific map state.

State possibilities: IsUnmapped - window is not displayed. IsViewable - window is mapped and shown (though may be clipped by windows on top of it) IsUnviewable - window is mapped but a parent window is unmapped.

Parameters

wid	the window you want to wait for.
map_state	the state to wait for.

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