int XSetLineAttributes(Display *display, GC gc, unsigned
int line_width, int line_style, int cap_style, int
join_style);
int XSetDashes(Display *display, GC gc, int
dash_offset, char dash_list[], int n);
ARGUMENTS
cap_style
Specifies the line-style and cap-style you want to set for the specified GC.
You can pass
CapNotLast,
CapButt,
CapRound,
or
CapProjecting.
dash_list
Specifies the dash-list for the dashed line-style
you want to set for the specified GC.
dash_offset
Specifies the phase of the pattern for the dashed line-style you want to set
for the specified GC.
display
Specifies the connection to the X server.
gc
Specifies the GC.
join_style
Specifies the line join-style you want to set for the specified GC.
You can pass
JoinMiter,
JoinRound,
or
JoinBevel.
line_style
Specifies the line-style you want to set for the specified GC.
You can pass
LineSolid,
LineOnOffDash,
or
LineDoubleDash.
line_width
Specifies the line-width you want to set for the specified GC.
n
Specifies the number of elements in dash_list.
DESCRIPTION
The
XSetLineAttributes
function sets the line drawing components in the specified GC.
XSetLineAttributes
can generate
BadAlloc,
BadGC,
and
BadValue
errors.
The
XSetDashes
function sets the dash-offset and dash-list attributes for dashed line styles
in the specified GC.
There must be at least one element in the specified dash_list,
or a
BadValue
error results.
The initial and alternating elements (second, fourth, and so on)
of the dash_list are the even dashes, and
the others are the odd dashes.
Each element specifies a dash length in pixels.
All of the elements must be nonzero,
or a
BadValue
error results.
Specifying an odd-length list is equivalent to specifying the same list
concatenated with itself to produce an even-length list.
The dash-offset defines the phase of the pattern,
specifying how many pixels into the dash-list the pattern
should actually begin in any single graphics request.
Dashing is continuous through path elements combined with a join-style
but is reset to the dash-offset between each sequence of joined lines.
The unit of measure for dashes is the same for the ordinary coordinate system.
Ideally, a dash length is measured along the slope of the line, but implementations
are only required to match this ideal for horizontal and vertical lines.
Failing the ideal semantics, it is suggested that the length be measured along the
major axis of the line.
The major axis is defined as the x axis for lines drawn at an angle of between
-45 and +45 degrees or between 135 and 225 degrees from the x axis.
For all other lines, the major axis is the y axis.
XSetDashes
can generate
BadAlloc,
BadGC,
and
BadValue
errors.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadAlloc
The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.
BadGC
A value for a GContext argument does not name a defined GContext.
BadValue
Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted by the request.
Unless a specific range is specified for an argument, the full range defined
by the argument's type is accepted. Any argument defined as a set of
alternatives can generate this error.
