xosd (3)

#include <xosd.h>

xosd* xosd_create(int number_lines);

int xosd_uninit (xosd* osd);

int xosd_display (xosd* osd, int line,
                  xosd_command command, ...);

int xosd_is_onscreen(xosd* osd);

int xosd_wait_until_no_display(xosd* osd);

int xosd_hide (xosd* osd);

int xosd_show (xosd* osd);

int xosd_set_pos (xosd* osd, xosd_pos pos);

int xosd_set_vertical_offset (xosd* osd, int offset);

int xosd_set_horizontal_offset (xosd* osd, int offset);

int xosd_set_align (xosd* osd, xosd_align align)

int xosd_set_shadow_offset (xosd* osd, int shadow_offset);

int xosd_set_timeout (xosd* osd, int timeout);

int xosd_set_font (xosd* osd, char* font);

int xosd_set_colour (xosd* osd, char* colour);

int xosd_get_colour (xosd* osd,
                     int* red, int* green, int* blue);

int xosd_scroll (xosd* osd, int lines);

int xosd_get_number_lines ( xosd* osd); 

xosd is a library for displaying an on-screen display (like the one on many TVs) on your X display. Each function should have it's own manpage.

The latest version can be found on http://www.ignavus.net/software.html

It is distributed under the GNU General Public License.

No known bugs at the moment. There are probably functions that aren't listed here.

Bug reports can be sent to [email protected]

#include <xosd.h>

int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
	xosd *osd;

	osd = xosd_create (1);

	xosd_set_font(osd, "fixed");
	xosd_set_colour(osd, "LawnGreen");
	xosd_set_timeout(osd, 3);
	xosd_set_shadow_offset(osd, 1);

	xosd_display (osd, 0, XOSD_string, "Example XOSD output");

	xosd_wait_until_no_display(osd);

	xosd_uninit (osd);

	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Martijn van de Streek <[email protected]>, Some patching by Malcolm Valentine <[email protected]> and Tim Wright <[email protected]>.

xosd was written by Andre Renaud <[email protected]> and is maintained by Tim Wright <[email protected]>.

More information on the X OSD Library and its author can be found on http://www.ignavus.net/software.html. Each function has its own man-page. See there for more information.