xcb_xfixes_set_gc_clip_region(3)

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💖 xcb_xfixes_set_gc_clip_region(3) 💖

okay bestie, so this one lives in the XCB Requests section of the manual, and it's called xcb_xfixes_set_gc_clip_region ✨ it's a lil X11 thing from libxcb and we're gonna walk through it together, no cap 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

xcb_xfixes_set_gc_clip_region —

ngl the original page leaves this blank, so there's literally no one-line summary here. The NAME section is just vibes and the function name. 🙈

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

First things first, you gotta pull in the header, bestie:

#include <xcb/xfixes.h>

🎀 Request function

xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_xfixes_set_gc_clip_region(xcb_connection_t *conn,
       xcb_gcontext_t gc, xcb_xfixes_region_t region, int16_t x_origin,
       int16_t y_origin);

Look at that signature, it's giving main character energy fr fr 💅

🦋 REQUEST ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • conn — the XCB connection to X11. Your lil hotline to the X server, the whole point of the operation, iconic. 👑
  • gc — TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED. yeah the docs really said "figure it out" on this one 😭
  • region — TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED. same energy, the mystery continues 💀
  • x_origin — TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED. it's a mystery, bestie 🕵️
  • y_origin — TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED. and so is this one 🙈

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

The original DESCRIPTION section is literally empty. Not one word. A blank canvas. An empty group chat. So there's nothing for me to relay here — I'm not about to invent lore that isn't in the source, that would be lying to you and you deserve better. 💖

⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

It hands you back an xcb_void_cookie_t. So if any errors happen, you gotta go catch them in the event loop, bestie — that's where they're hanging out.

If you'd rather deal with errors directly using xcb_request_check instead, then use xcb_xfixes_set_gc_clip_region_checked. Head over to xcb-requests(3) for the deets ✨

🔥 ERRORS 🔥

Bestie, this request never generates any errors. Clean. Flawless. Zero drama. We love a low-maintenance request. 🎀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

This section is empty in the original — no cross-references listed. Just a lil blank space living its truth. 💫

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Generated from xfixes.xml. If you spot something that needs correcting or improving, hit up xcb@lists.freedesktop.org — they're the ones to talk to 🫶

and that's the whole page, bestie!! go forth and clip those regions 💅🌸

signing off with the official receipts: this was the X Version 11 manual, from libxcb 1.17.0, page xcb_xfixes_set_gc_clip_region(3) — periodt ✨💖

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