XtGetSelectionTimeout(3)

💖 XtGetSelectionTimeout — the tea ☕

okay bestie, welcome to XtGetSelectionTimeout(3) 💅 this little page lives in the XT COMPATIBILITY FUNCTIONS corner of the X world, and honestly? it's giving "vintage, but still works." let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

XtGetSelectionTimeout, XtSetSelectionTimeout — set and obtain selection timeout values 🌸

✨ SYNTAX ✨

#include <X11/Intrinsic.h>

unsigned long XtGetSelectionTimeout(void);

void XtSetSelectionTimeout(unsigned long timeout);

like, that's it. two functions, no cap. 🎀

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• timeout — Specifies the selection timeout in milliseconds. ⏱️ that's milliseconds, bestie, not seconds, not vibes, literal ms.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so here's the situation 👑

The XtGetSelectionTimeout function has been superseded by XtAppGetSelectionTimeout.

The XtSetSelectionTimeout function has been superseded by XtAppSetSelectionTimeout.

no shade but "superseded" means there's a newer, better glow-up version of these — XtAppGetSelectionTimeout and XtAppSetSelectionTimeout are the main characters now. these two are the legacy icons still hanging around for compatibility. 💀 use the App versions if you're writing new code, fr fr.

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• XtAppGetSelectionTimeout(3) 🦋
• X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface 📚
• Xlib - C Language X Interface 📖

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and that's the whole page, periodt 💅 go forth and set your selection timeouts responsibly, bestie 🌈

X Version 11 ✦ libXt 1.3.1 — mwah, love u, bye 👑💖