AutomateXWin.H

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/*!@file GUI/AutomateXWin.H Automate X windows by sending keys and getting images */


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// $HeadURL: svn://isvn.usc.edu/software/invt/trunk/saliency/src/GUI/AutomateXWin.H $
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#ifndef AUTOMATEXWIN_H_DEFINED
#define AUTOMATEXWIN_H_DEFINED

#include "Image/Image.H"
#include "Image/Pixels.H"
#include <X11/Xlib.h>
#include <X11/Xutil.h>
#include <X11/Xmu/Xmu.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>

#define USE_SHM

#ifdef USE_SHM
#include <sys/ipc.h>
#include <sys/shm.h>
#include <X11/extensions/XShm.h>
#endif


class AutomateXWin
{
public:

  //!connect to the x window display and select the given window name
  AutomateXWin(const char* win_name);

  //! destroy the window and stop the event handling
  virtual ~AutomateXWin();


  //!set the focus to this window
  void setFocus();

  //!Get the image of the window
  Image<PixRGB<byte> > getImage();

  //!Delete the image buffer
  void DeleteImage(void);

  //!send the given key to the window
  void sendKey(const int key);

  int getHighBitIndex (unsigned int x);
  void GetWindowGeometry();
  Window XWindowByName(Display *display, const Window rootwin, const char *name);
  void XListWindows(Display *display, const Window rootwin);

private:
  Display *itsDisplay;
  int itsScreen;
  Window itsRootWin, itsWindow;
  XVisualInfo itsVInfo;

  XImage *itsImage;

#ifdef USE_SHM
  XShmSegmentInfo itsShminfo;
#endif

  unsigned int itsWidth;
  unsigned int itsHeight;
  unsigned int itsDepth;

};

#endif

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