xosd(3xosd)

Usage

#include <xosd.h>

xosd* xosd_init(char * font, char * colour, int timeout,
		     xosd_pos pos, int offset);

int xosd_uninit (xosd* osd);

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

int xosd_hide (xosd* osd);

int xosd_show (xosd* osd);

int xosd_set_pos (xosd* osd, xosd_pos pos);

int xosd_set_offset (xosd* osd, int offset);

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);

Arguments

font: String with a font name (in XLFD format)

colour: A color name string (in a format which XParseColor(3x) recognises)

timeout: Time the text will be on screen before it gets removed.

pos: One of XOSD_top or XOSD_bottom (for the top or the bottom of the screen)

offset: Offset from the top or bottom of the screen.

shadow_offset: Offset of black shadow from main text.

osd: The on-screen display object to act on.

command: One of XOSD_percentage , XOSD_slider , XOSD_string or XOSD_printf appropriate number of bars, XOSD_slider is similar, except it only displays a line at the exact percentage required, rather than a full bar up to that point, XOSD_string takes a single char *, and XOSD_printf takes a print style string, and its arguments.

Overview

xosd is a library for displaying an on-screen display (like the one on many TVs) on your X display.

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_init ("fixed", "LawnGreen", 3, XOSD_top, 0, 1);
	xosd_display (osd, 0, XOSD_string, "Example XOSD output");
	sleep (5);
	xosd_uninit (osd);
	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}