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xcb_create_pixmap_checked(3)

xcb_create_pixmap_checked3

Creates a pixmap

Part of xcb_create_pixmap(3).

Request arguments

conn

The XCB connection to X11.

depth

TODO

pid

The ID with which you will refer to the new pixmap, created by xcb_generate_id.

drawable

Drawable to get the screen from.

width

The width of the new pixmap.

height

The height of the new pixmap.

Overview

Creates a pixmap. The pixmap can only be used on the same screen as drawable is on and only with drawables of the same depth.

Return value

Returns an xcb_void_cookie_t. Errors (if any) have to be handled in the event loop.

If you want to handle errors directly with xcb_request_check instead, use xcb_create_pixmap_checked. See xcb-requests(3) for details.

Errors

xcb_alloc_error_t

The X server could not allocate the requested resources (no memory?).

xcb_drawable_error_t

The specified drawable (Window or Pixmap) does not exist.

xcb_value_error_t

TODO: reasons?

History

  • Arch Linux 2026-11-01 to Debian 13 (Trixie): the text shown here
  • Debian 12 (Bookworm)
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye)
  • Debian 10 (Buster)
  • Debian 9 (Stretch)

Author

Generated from xproto.xml. Contact [email protected] for corrections and improvements.

From libxcb 1.17.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.