1991-2006
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
glXGetFBConfigAttrib
3G
glXGetFBConfigAttrib
return information about a GLX frame buffer configuration
C Specification
int glXGetFBConfigAttrib
Display * dpy
GLXFBConfig config
int attribute
int * value
Parameters
dpy
Specifies the connection to the X server.
config
Specifies the GLX frame buffer configuration to be queried.
attribute
Specifies the attribute to be returned.
value
Returns the requested value.
Description
glXGetFBConfigAttrib sets value to the attribute value of GLX drawables
created with respect to config.
glXGetFBConfigAttrib returns an error code if it fails for any reason.
Otherwise, Success is returned.
attribute is one of the following:
GLX_FBCONFIG_ID
XID of the given GLXFBConfig.
GLX_BUFFER_SIZE
Number of bits per color buffer.
If the frame buffer configuration supports RGBA contexts, then
GLX_BUFFER_SIZE is the sum of
GLX_RED_SIZE,
GLX_GREEN_SIZE,
GLX_BLUE_SIZE, and
GLX_ALPHA_SIZE.
If the frame buffer configuration supports only color index contexts,
GLX_BUFFER_SIZE is the size of the
color indexes.
GLX_LEVEL
Frame buffer level of the configuration.
Level zero is the default frame buffer.
Positive levels correspond to frame buffers that overlay the default buffer,
and negative levels correspond to frame buffers that underlie the default
buffer.
GLX_DOUBLEBUFFER
True if color buffers exist in front/back pairs that can be swapped,
False otherwise.
GLX_STEREO
True if color buffers exist in left/right pairs,
False otherwise.
GLX_AUX_BUFFERS
Number of auxiliary color buffers that are available.
Zero indicates that no auxiliary color buffers exist.
GLX_RED_SIZE
Number of bits of red stored in each color buffer.
Undefined if RGBA contexts are not supported by the frame buffer configuration.
GLX_GREEN_SIZE
Number of bits of green stored in each color buffer.
Undefined if RGBA contexts are not supported by the frame buffer configuration.
GLX_BLUE_SIZE
Number of bits of blue stored in each color buffer.
Undefined if RGBA contexts are not supported by the frame buffer configuration.
GLX_ALPHA_SIZE
Number of bits of alpha stored in each color buffer.
Undefined if RGBA contexts are not supported by the frame buffer configuration.
GLX_DEPTH_SIZE
Number of bits in the depth buffer.
GLX_STENCIL_SIZE
Number of bits in the stencil buffer.
GLX_ACCUM_RED_SIZE
Number of bits of red stored in the accumulation buffer.
GLX_ACCUM_GREEN_SIZE
Number of bits of green stored in the accumulation buffer.
GLX_ACCUM_BLUE_SIZE
Number of bits of blue stored in the accumulation buffer.
GLX_ACCUM_ALPHA_SIZE
Number of bits of alpha stored in the accumulation buffer.
GLX_RENDER_TYPE
Mask indicating what type of GLX contexts can be made
current to the frame buffer configuration. Valid bits are
GLX_RGBA_BIT and
GLX_COLOR_INDEX_BIT.
GLX_DRAWABLE_TYPE
Mask indicating what drawable types the frame buffer configuration
supports. Valid bits are GLX_WINDOW_BIT,
GLX_PIXMAP_BIT, and GLX_PBUFFER_BIT.
GLX_X_RENDERABLE
True if drawables created with the
frame buffer configuration can be rendered to by X.
GLX_VISUAL_ID
XID of the corresponding visual, or zero
if there is no associated visual (i.e., if
GLX_X_RENDERABLE is False or
GLX_DRAWABLE_TYPE does not have the
GLX_WINDOW_BIT bit set).
GLX_X_VISUAL_TYPE
Visual type of associated visual. The returned value will be one of:
GLX_TRUE_COLOR, GLX_DIRECT_COLOR, GLX_PSEUDO_COLOR,
GLX_STATIC_COLOR, GLX_GRAY_SCALE, GLX_STATIC_GRAY,
or GLX_NONE, if there is no associated visual (i.e., if
GLX_X_RENDERABLE is False or
GLX_DRAWABLE_TYPE does not have the
GLX_WINDOW_BIT bit set).
GLX_CONFIG_CAVEAT
One of GLX_NONE,
GLX_SLOW_CONFIG, or
GLX_NON_CONFORMANT_CONFIG, indicating
that the frame buffer configuration has no caveats,
some aspect of the frame buffer configuration runs slower
than other frame buffer configurations, or some aspect of the
frame buffer configuration is nonconformant, respectively.
GLX_TRANSPARENT_TYPE
One of GLX_NONE,
GLX_TRANSPARENT_RGB,
GLX_TRANSPARENT_INDEX, indicating that
the frame buffer configuration is opaque, is transparent for particular
values of red, green, and blue, or is transparent for
particular index values, respectively.
GLX_TRANSPARENT_INDEX_VALUE
Integer value between 0 and the maximum
frame buffer value for indices, indicating the transparent
index value for the frame buffer configuration.
Undefined if GLX_TRANSPARENT_TYPE
is not GLX_TRANSPARENT_INDEX.
GLX_TRANSPARENT_RED_VALUE
Integer value between 0 and the maximum
frame buffer value for red, indicating the transparent
red value for the frame buffer configuration.
Undefined if GLX_TRANSPARENT_TYPE
is not GLX_TRANSPARENT_RGB.
GLX_TRANSPARENT_GREEN_VALUE
Integer value between 0 and the maximum
frame buffer value for green, indicating the transparent
green value for the frame buffer configuration.
Undefined if GLX_TRANSPARENT_TYPE
is not GLX_TRANSPARENT_RGB.
GLX_TRANSPARENT_BLUE_VALUE
Integer value between 0 and the maximum
frame buffer value for blue, indicating the transparent
blue value for the frame buffer configuration.
Undefined if GLX_TRANSPARENT_TYPE
is not GLX_TRANSPARENT_RGB.
GLX_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_VALUE
Integer value between 0 and the maximum
frame buffer value for alpha, indicating the transparent
blue value for the frame buffer configuration.
Undefined if GLX_TRANSPARENT_TYPE
is not GLX_TRANSPARENT_RGB.
GLX_MAX_PBUFFER_WIDTH
The maximum width that can be specified to
glXCreatePbuffer.
GLX_MAX_PBUFFER_HEIGHT
The maximum height that can be specified to
glXCreatePbuffer.
GLX_MAX_PBUFFER_PIXELS
The maximum number of pixels (width times height) for a
pixel buffer. Note that this value may be less than
GLX_MAX_PBUFFER_WIDTH times
GLX_MAX_PBUFFER_HEIGHT. Also, this
value is static and assumes that no other pixel buffers
or X resources are contending for the frame buffer memory.
As a result, it may not be possible to allocate a pixel buffer of
the size given by GLX_MAX_PBUFFER_PIXELS.
Applications should choose the frame buffer configuration that most closely
meets their requirements.
Creating windows, GLX pixmaps, or GLX pixel buffers with unnecessary buffers
can result in
reduced rendering performance as well as poor resource allocation.
Notes
glXGetFBConfigAttrib is available only if the GLX version is 1.3 or greater.
If the GLX version is 1.1 or 1.0, the GL version must be 1.0.
If the GLX version is 1.2, then the GL version must be 1.1.
If the GLX version is 1.3, then the GL version must be 1.2.
Errors
GLX_NO_EXTENSION is returned if dpy does not support the GLX
extension.
GLX_BAD_ATTRIBUTE is returned if attribute is not a valid GLX attribute.
See Also
glXGetFBConfigs,
glXChooseFBConfig,
glXGetVisualFromFBConfig,
glXGetConfig
Copyright
Copyright 1991-2006
Silicon Graphics, Inc. This document is licensed under the SGI
Free Software B License. For details, see
http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/.