DPMSCapable(3)

DPMSCapable3

Returns the dpms capability of the x server

Usage

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lXext [ library ... ]
#include <X11/extensions/dpms.h>

Bool DPMSCapable ( Display *display );

Arguments

display

Specifies the connection to the X server

Overview

The DPMSCapable function returns the Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) capability of the X server, either TRUE (capable of DPMS) or FALSE (incapable of DPMS).

Return values

True

The DPMSCapable function returns True if the X server is capable of DPMS.

False

The DPMSCapable function returns True if the X server is incapable of DPMS.

Releases

10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 5.0
  2. 6.0
  3. 7
  4. 8–11
  5. 12–13
  6. Arch

From libxext 1.3.7-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.