dmx(3) - Linux man page

Name

DMX - X Window System DMX (Distributed Multihead X) extension

Description

The DMX extension provides support for communication with and control of xdmx(1) server. Attributes of the xdmx(1) server and of the back-end screens attached to the server can be queried and modified via this protocol.

Summary of Library Functions

The following is a summary of DMX library functions:

dmxqueryextension(3) - determine if DMX is available

dmxqueryversion(3) - determine DMX extension version

dmxsync(3) - flush protocol requests between xdmx(1) and back-end X servers

dmxforcewindowcreation(3) - force immediate back-end window creation

dmxgetscreencount(3) - determine number of back-end screens

dmxgetscreenattributes(3) - determine back-end screen attributes

dmxchangescreensattributes(3) - change back-end screen attributes

dmxaddscreen(3) - attach a new back-end screen

dmxremovescreen(3) - detach a back-end screen

dmxgetwindowattributes(3) - determine back-end window attributes

dmxgetdesktopattributes(3) - determine global bounding box

dmxchangedesktopattributes(3) - change global bounding box

dmxgetinputcount(3) - determine number of input devices

dmxgetinputattributes(3) - determine input device attributes

dmxaddinput(3) - attach a new backend or console input

dmxremoveinput(3) - detach an input

dmxaddbackendinput(3) - attach a new back-end input

dmxaddconsoleinput(3) - attach a new console input

Each of these functions is described in its own man page.

See Also

xdmx(1), xdmxconfig(1), vdltodmx(1)