XtAppGetSelectionTimeout(3)

💅 XtAppGetSelectionTimeout — the XT FUNCTIONS girlies

okay bestie so this is XtAppGetSelectionTimeout(3), part of the X Toolkit Intrinsics (XT FUNCTIONS, periodt). Two lil functions that read and write the selection timeout value. Cute, small, important. Let's go. ✨

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🎀 NAME

XtAppGetSelectionTimeout, XtAppSetSelectionTimeout — set and obtain selection timeout values 🫶

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✨ SYNTAX

#include <X11/Intrinsic.h>

unsigned long XtAppGetSelectionTimeout(XtAppContext app_context);

void XtAppSetSelectionTimeout(XtAppContext app_context, unsigned long
       timeout);

like... two functions, one header, no notes 💖

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🦋 ARGUMENTS

• app_context — specifies the application context. (your app's whole vibe container, basically)
• timeout — specifies the selection timeout in milliseconds. ⏱️

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👑 DESCRIPTION

So XtAppGetSelectionTimeout returns the current selection timeout value, in milliseconds. That's it, that's the whole function, she's simple and she ate. 💅

And what even is the selection timeout? It's the time within which the two communicating applications have to respond to one another. Like a group chat where both people actually have to text back in time or the convo dies. 😭

The initial timeout value is set by the selectionTimeout application resource, or — if selectionTimeout is not specified — it defaults to five seconds. no cap.

Then XtAppSetSelectionTimeout sets the Intrinsics's selection timeout mechanism. 🛠️

⚠️ real talk though: most applications should not set the selection timeout. Note that. The manpage said it, I said it, it's canon. Leave it alone bestie, it's not your business. 🙈

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🌸 SEE ALSO

• XtOwnSelection(3)
• X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface
• Xlib - C Language X Interface

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k byeeee — this came to you from X Version 11, libXt 1.3.1, and the header/footer date situation of XtAppGetSelectionTimeout(3). mwah 💋