XpSetAttributes(3Xp) XPRINT FUNCTIONS XpSetAttributes(3Xp)
NAME
XpSetAttributes - Sets or updates an attribute pool in the specified print context.
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lXp [ library... ]
#include <X11/extensions/Print.h>
void XpSetAttributes ( display, context, type, pool, replacement_rule )
Display *display;
XPContext context;
XPAttributes type;
char *pool;
XPAttrReplacement replacement_rule;
ARGUMENTS
display
Specifies a pointer to the Display structure; returned from XOpenDisplay.
context
The print context whose attribute pool is to be modified.
type Specifies the attribute pool.
pool An attribute pool represented as a resource string. Encoded in COMPOUND_TEXT.
replacement_rule
Either XPAttrReplace orXPAttrMerge.
DESCRIPTION
XpSetAttributes accepts pool, a COMPOUND_TEXT resource string representing new name-value pairs for the attribute pool specified by type.
The attribute pool is modified by the new name-value pairs according to replacement_rule. For XPAttrReplace, the existing attribute pool is
discarded and replaced with pool. For XPAttrMerge, pool is merged into the existing attribute pool; pre-existing name-value pairs are
replaced, and non-existing name-value pairs are added. The contents of pool is not affected by this call, and can be freed by the caller
afterwards.
When setting supported attribute names, the X Print Server and associated driver will validate the new values and ignore those that are
invalid; previous values remain unchanged. When setting unsupported (that is, unknown) attribute names, no validation is done, and the
name-value pairs will be set, even though they will not be used. When deleting (that is, failing to reset with XPAttrReplace) a supported
attribute name, the X Print Server explicitly or implicitly resets the attribute to a default value.
When setting certain supported attributes, the X Print Server may modify other associated attributes. For example, considering the XPPrint-
erAttr attribute document-formats-supported, setting the XPDocAttr attribute document-format may cause a number of other attributes to
change.
For attribute pools that are read-only (see "get only" in XPAttributes definition), attempting to use XpSetAttributes generates a BadMatch.
For attribute pools that are writable, lists of the supported attributes can be found in the XPPrinterAttr pool.
The lifetime of all attribute pools are bounded by the lifetime of the print context they are contained in. When set, all attribute values
will be retained across all Xp operations, until changed by the user directly, the X Print Server directly, or changed because of a side
effect when either the user or X Print Server changed another attribute value.
Refer to a complete description of all print attributes, the precedence between print attributes, and the side effects of setting certain
print attributes on other print attributes, etc.
To monitor changes to the attribute pools, see XpSelectInput and the event XPAttributeNotify. Since a print context can be shared among
clients, changes made by one client will be seen by all others, and if selected for, the event XPAttributeNotify will be sent to all
clients referencing the print context when changes do occur. It is the responsibility of the clients sharing a print context to coordinate
their operations.
STRUCTURES
The values for the typedef XPAttributes in <X11/extensions/Print.h> are:
#define XPJobAttr 1 /* get/set */
#define XPDocAttr 2 /* get/set */
#define XPPageAttr 3 /* get/set - subset of XPDocAttr */
#define XPPrinterAttr 4 /* get only (library) */
#define XPServerAttr 5 /* get only (library), no context needed */
The values for the typedef XPAttrReplacement in <X11/extensions/Print.h> are:
#define XPAttrReplace 1
#define XPAttrMerge 2
DIAGNOSTICS
BadAlloc Insufficient memory.
BadMatch The attribute pool specified by pool cannot be set.
BadValue The value specified for type is not valid.
XPBadContext The specified print context-id is not valid.
XPBadSequence A request to set an attribute pool occurred at a time when the attribute pool could not be modified (for example, modifying
XPJobAttr immediately after calling XpStartJob).
FILES
<X11/extensions/Print.h>
SEE ALSO
XpSelectInput(3Xp), XpStartJob(3Xp)
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