xosd3
X on-screen display library
Usage
#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);
Overview
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.
Examples
#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;
}
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 3 times.