path: root/xdeadzone.c

/*
	xdeadzone - create a window and don't allow the mouse pointer to enter it.

	Operation is simple: set up our window, wait for events, and if we get
	an EnterNotify event, warp the pointer out of our window.
*/

#include <X11/Xlib.h>
#include <X11/Xatom.h>
#include <X11/Xutil.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

#ifndef VERSION
#  define VERSION "UnknownVersion"
#endif

#define NAME "XDeadZone"

/* define this to print some debug info at runtime. */
// #define DEBUG

#ifdef DEBUG
#  define DBG(x) x
#else
#  define DBG(x)
#endif

const char *exe_name, *corner;

#define GEOM_LEN 64
char geom[GEOM_LEN+1];

void set_exe_name(const char *p) {
	exe_name = p;
	while(*p) {
		if(*p == '/') exe_name = p + 1;
		p++;
	}
}

void banner(void) {
	printf(NAME " " VERSION "\n");
}

void usage(const int ret) {
	banner();
	printf(
			"Usage:\n  %s "
			"[-b | -w ] [ -n ] [ -nw | -ne | -sw | -se ] [geometry]\n\n"
			"  <geometry> is WxH with -nw/-ne/-sw/-se, or\n  WxH[+-]xpos[+-]ypos\n",
			exe_name);
	exit(ret);
}

void errmsg(const char *msg) {
	fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n\n", exe_name, msg);
	usage(1);
}

int streq(const char *s1, const char *s2) {
	return !strcmp(s1, s2);
}

/* return true if control + any of the Mod[1-5] are both pressed. */
int ctrl_and_mod(unsigned int state) {
	if(state & ControlMask)
		if(state & (Mod1Mask | Mod2Mask | Mod3Mask | Mod4Mask | Mod5Mask))
			return 1;
	return 0;
}

void set_corner(const char *geom) {
	if(corner)
		errmsg("multiple modes given, only one of -ne -nw -se -sw is allowed");
	corner = geom;
}

/* XParseGeometry doesn't do enough error checking. It'll allow
	stuff like 100x100x100, or 100x100+foo, with no complaint. */
void preparse_geom(const char *geom) {
	int x_count = 0, plus_minus_count = 0, bogus_count = 0, len = 0;
	const char *p = geom;

	while(*p) {
		len++;
		if(*p == 'x')
			x_count++;
		else if(*p == '+' || *p == '-')
			plus_minus_count++;
		else if(!isdigit(*p))
			bogus_count++;
		p++;
	}

	if(!x_count)
		errmsg("bad geometry: no 'x' character");
	else if(x_count > 1)
		errmsg("bad geometry: multiple 'x' characters");
	else if(plus_minus_count > 2)
		errmsg("bad geometry: too many +/- characters");
	else if(bogus_count)
		errmsg("bad geometry: invalid characters, only digits, +, -, x allowed");
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
	Display *d;
	Window w;
	XEvent ev;
	Atom dock_atom;
	XWindowAttributes w_attr, root_attr;
	XSetWindowAttributes setattr;
	XSizeHints hints;

	int x = -1, y = -1, gflags = -1, visible = 0, black = 0, normal_window = 0;
	unsigned int width, height;
	int new_x, new_y;

	set_exe_name(argv[0]);

	while(*++argv) {
		const char *a = *argv;
		DBG(printf("arg: %s\n", a));

	  	if(streq(a, "--help")) {
			usage(0);
		} else if(streq(a, "--version")) {
			banner();
			exit(0);
		} else if(streq(a, "-b")) {
			visible = 1;
			black = 1;
		} else if(streq(a, "-w")) {
			visible = 1;
			black = 0;
		} else if(streq(a, "-n")) {
			visible = 1;
			normal_window = 1;
		} else if(streq(a, "-ne")) {
			set_corner("-0+0");
		} else if(streq(a, "-nw")) {
			set_corner("+0+0");
		} else if(streq(a, "-se")) {
			set_corner("-0-0");
		} else if(streq(a, "-sw")) {
			set_corner("+0-0");
		} else if(a[0] == '-') {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid option: %s\n\n", exe_name, a);
			usage(1);
		} else { /* no dash, must be geometry */
			if(geom[0])
				errmsg("multiple geometry arguments given");
			else
				strncpy(geom, a, GEOM_LEN);
		}
	}

	if(!geom[0])
		errmsg("missing required geometry argument");

	if(corner) {
		if(strchr(geom, '+') || strchr(geom, '-'))
			errmsg("bad geometry: X and Y position not allowed with -ne -nw -se -sw");
		else
			strncat(geom, corner, GEOM_LEN);
	}

	preparse_geom(geom);

	gflags = XParseGeometry(geom, &x, &y, &width, &height);

	if(gflags == -1)
		errmsg("bad geometry (failed to parse)");
	else
		DBG(printf("XParseGeometry got %d %d %u %u\n", x, y, width, height));

	if(width == 0 || height == 0)
		errmsg("bad geometry: width and height must be non-zero");

	if(!(d = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
		errmsg("can't open X display");

	XGetWindowAttributes(d, DefaultRootWindow(d), &root_attr);
	if(gflags & XNegative) x = (root_attr.width  + x) - width;
	if(gflags & YNegative) y = (root_attr.height + y) - height;

	DBG(printf("X size %d x %d, x %d, y %d, width %d, height %d\n",
				root_attr.width, root_attr.height, x, y, width, height));

	/* without -n, create window with override_redirect enabled, to tell the window
		manager not to decorate it with a titlebar or resize frame. */
	setattr.override_redirect = normal_window ? False : True;
	if(visible) {
		setattr.background_pixel = black ?
			BlackPixel(d, DefaultScreen(d)) :
			WhitePixel(d, DefaultScreen(d));
	}
	setattr.event_mask = EnterWindowMask | VisibilityChangeMask | StructureNotifyMask;

	w = XCreateWindow(d,
			DefaultRootWindow(d),
			x, y, width, height, 0,
			CopyFromParent,
			(visible ? InputOutput : InputOnly),
			CopyFromParent,
			(visible ? CWBackPixel : 0) | CWOverrideRedirect | CWEventMask,
			&setattr);

	DBG(printf("window created\n"));

	if(!normal_window) {
		hints.min_width =  hints.max_width =  hints.width  = width;
		hints.min_height = hints.max_height = hints.height = height;
		hints.flags = PSize | PMinSize | PMaxSize;
		XSetWMNormalHints(d, w, &hints);
	}

	XStoreName(d, w, NAME);

	/* On most window managers, this makes the window stay on top and
		be present on all virtual desktops. Tested, works with WindowMaker, Fvwm2,
		KDE5, XFCE4, BlackBox, and FluxBox. On all but Fvwm2, it also
		disappears the titlebar and resize frame... but we already took
		care of that with override_redirect, above.
		ref: http://standards.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/wm-spec-latest.html
	 */
	if(!normal_window) {
		dock_atom = XInternAtom(d, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK", False);
		XChangeProperty(d,
				w,
				XInternAtom(d, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE", False),
				XA_ATOM,
				32,
				PropModeReplace,
				(unsigned char *) &dock_atom,
				1);
	}

	XMapWindow(d, w);

	/* Have to do this after it's mapped, since the window manager might have
	  	ignored the x and y in the XCreateWindow(). */
	XMoveWindow(d, w, x, y);

	DBG(printf("awaiting events...\n"));
	while(1) {
		XNextEvent(d, &ev);

		switch(ev.type) {
			case VisibilityNotify:
				/* always on top (even in normal window mode) */
				XRaiseWindow(d, w);
				XFlush(d);
				break;

			case ConfigureNotify:
				if(!normal_window) {
					/* this shouldn't be needed, but some WMs might allow moving/resizing
						the window even though it's override_redirect */
					XMoveResizeWindow(d, w, x, y, width, height);
					XFlush(d);
				}
				break;

			case EnterNotify: /* meat and potatoes here */
				if(!ctrl_and_mod(ev.xcrossing.state)) {
					Window dummy;
					int real_x, real_y;

					XGetWindowAttributes(d, w, &w_attr);
					XTranslateCoordinates(d, w, DefaultRootWindow(d), 0, 0, &real_x, &real_y, &dummy);

					DBG(printf("Got EnterNotify, real_x %d, real_y %d, height %d, width %d\n", real_x, real_y, w_attr.height, w_attr.width));

					/* Where do we warp the pointer to?
						It would be better if we had a way to find out
						the previous pointer position, so we could know which
						direction it's moving. But, in the specific (but usual) case
						of deadzones in the corner of the screen, the dumb logic
						below is good enough. */

					new_x = ev.xcrossing.x_root;
					new_y = ev.xcrossing.y_root;

					if(w_attr.height < root_attr.height) {
						/* window is less than full height of the screen, warp vertically */
						if(w_attr.y == 0)
							new_y = real_y + w_attr.height; /* it's at the top, warp down. */
						else
							new_y = real_y - 1;  /* it's not at the top, warp up */
					} else {
						/* window *is* full height of the screen, have to warp horizonally */
						if(w_attr.x == 0)
							new_x = real_x + w_attr.width;  /* it's at the left edge, warp right */
						else
							new_x = real_x - 1;  /* it's not at the left edge, warp left */
					}

					DBG(printf("  old X/Y were %d, %d; new X/Y are %d, %d\n",
								ev.xcrossing.x_root, ev.xcrossing.y_root, new_x, new_y));

					XWarpPointer(d,
							None,
							DefaultRootWindow(d),
							0, 0, 0, 0,
							new_x,
							new_y);
				}
				break;

			case MapNotify:
			case ReparentNotify:
				/* ignore these */
				break;

			default:
				DBG(printf("got an unexpected XEvent type %d\n", ev.type));
				break;
		}
	}

	/* We should never get here (the loop above never exits).
		The only way out is for us or the X server to be killed.  */
	XUnmapWindow(d, w);
	XDestroyWindow(d, w);
	XCloseDisplay(d);

	return 0;
}