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authorMattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>2014-02-26 19:35:13 +0100
committerMattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>2014-02-26 19:35:13 +0100
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struct + doc
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>
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1 files changed, 46 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/x.py b/src/x.py
index f82a943..94437f5 100644
--- a/src/x.py
+++ b/src/x.py
@@ -22,11 +22,27 @@ import Xlib.display, Xlib.Xatom, Xlib.ext.randr, Xlib.X
display = None
+'''
+The connection the X display
+'''
+
screen = None
+'''
+The screen the panel is placed in
+'''
+
screen_i = None
+'''
+The index of the screen `screen`
+'''
def open_x(screen_no = None):
+ '''
+ Open connection the X and select screen
+
+ @param screen_no:int? The index of the screen to use, `None` for default
+ '''
global display, screen, screen_i
display = Xlib.display.Display()
screen_i = screen_no if screen_no is not None else display.get_default_screen()
@@ -34,6 +50,13 @@ def open_x(screen_no = None):
def get_monitors():
+ '''
+ Returns the pixel size and position of the monitors in the screen
+
+ @return :list<(width:int, height:int, left:int, top:int)>
+ The width, height, left position and top position of each
+ monitor, starting with the primary output
+ '''
global screen_i
p = subprocess.Popen(['xrandr'], stdout = subprocess.PIPE)
p = p.communicate()[0].decode('utf-8', 'replace')
@@ -60,18 +83,35 @@ def get_monitors():
def get_display():
+ '''
+ Returns the X display
+ '''
global display
return display
def get_screen():
+ '''
+ Returns the X screen
+ '''
global screen
return screen
-def create_panel(width, height, left, top, panel_height, at_top):
+def create_panel(width, height, left, ypos, panel_height, at_top):
+ '''
+ Create a docked panel, not mapped yet
+
+ @param width:int The width of the output
+ @param height:int The height of the output
+ @param left:int The left position of the output
+ @param ypos:int The position of the panel in relation the either the top or bottom edge of the output
+ @param panel_height:int The height of the panel
+ @param at_top:bool Whether the panel is to be docked to the top of the output, otherwise to the bottom
+ @return The window
+ '''
global display, screen
- ypos = top if at_top else (height - top - panel_height)
+ ypos = ypos if at_top else (height - ypos - panel_height)
window = screen.root.create_window(left, ypos, width, panel_height, 0, screen.root_depth,
Xlib.X.InputOutput, Xlib.X.CopyFromParent,
event_mask = (
@@ -89,7 +129,7 @@ def create_panel(width, height, left, top, panel_height, at_top):
_CARD = display.intern_atom("CARDINAL")
_PSTRUT = display.intern_atom("_NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL")
- window.change_property(_PSTRUT, _CARD, 32, (top_ if at_top else bottom_)(left, top, width, panel_height))
+ window.change_property(_PSTRUT, _CARD, 32, (top_ if at_top else bottom_)(left, ypos, width, panel_height))
_ATOM = display.intern_atom("ATOM")
_TYPE = display.intern_atom("_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE")
@@ -100,6 +140,9 @@ def create_panel(width, height, left, top, panel_height, at_top):
def close_x():
+ '''
+ Closes the connection to X, but flushes it first
+ '''
global display
display.flush()
display.close()