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DPMSForceLevel

Section: X FUNCTIONS (3)
Updated: libXext 1.3.3
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NAME

DPMSForceLevel - forces a DPMS capable display into the specified power level  

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lXext [ library ... ]
#include <X11/extensions/dpms.h>
Status DPMSForceLevel ( Display *display, CARD16 level );
     
 

ARGUMENTS

display
Specifies the connection to the X server
level
Specifies the level to force power to
 

DESCRIPTION

The DPMSForceLevel function forces a DPMS capable display into the specified power level. The level must be one of following four states: DPMSModeOn, DPMSModeStandby, DPMSModeSuspend, or DPMSModeOff. Values other than these will result in a BadValue error. If DPMS is disabled on the display, trying to set the power level on the display will result in a BadMatch protocol error.  

RETURN VALUES

TRUE
The DPMSForceLevel function always returns TRUE.
 

ERRORS

BadValue
A level other than DPMSModeOn, DPMSModeStandby, DPMSModeSuspend, or DPMSModeOff was specified.
BadMatch
DPMS is disabled on the specified display.
 

SEE ALSO

DPMSCapable(3), DPMSInfo(3), DPMSGetTimeouts(3), DPMSSetTimeouts(3)


 

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RETURN VALUES
ERRORS
SEE ALSO