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2.2. Display object

A display object can only be acquired by using the widget method Display or by the Xt function OpenDisplay.

Display objects (display_objects) have the following methods:

CheckMaskEvent (event_mask) -- Method on Display object: Returns None. This function corresponds with XCheckMaskEvent.

ConnectionNumber () -- Method on Display object: Returns connection_number. This function corresponds with ConnectionNumber.

CreateFontCursor (shape) -- Method on Display object: Returns cursor. This function corresponds with XCreateFontCursor.

Flush () -- Method on Display object: Returns None. This function corresponds with XFlush.

GetVisualInfo (template_dict) -- Method on Display object: Returns vi_object_list. This function corresponds with XGetVisualInfo.

InternAtom (atom_name, only_if_exists) -- Method on Display object: Returns atom. This function corresponds with XInternAtom.

NextEvent () -- Method on Display object: Returns event. This function corresponds with XNextEvent.

PeekEvent () -- Method on Display object: Returns event. This function corresponds with XPeekEvent.

PutBackEvent (event) -- Method on Display object: Returns None. This function corresponds with XPutBackEvent.

Synchronize (onoff) -- Method on Display object: Returns None. This function corresponds with XSynchronize.