+
+/*
+ * Query the width of the given text (16-bit characters, UCS) with given real
+ * length (amount of glyphs) using the given font.
+ *
+ */
+int predict_text_width(xcb_connection_t *conn, const char *font_pattern, char *text, int length) {
+ i3Font *font = load_font(conn, font_pattern);
+
+ xcb_query_text_extents_cookie_t cookie;
+ xcb_query_text_extents_reply_t *reply;
+ xcb_generic_error_t *error;
+ int width;
+
+ cookie = xcb_query_text_extents(conn, font->id, length, (xcb_char2b_t*)text);
+ if ((reply = xcb_query_text_extents_reply(conn, cookie, &error)) == NULL) {
+ ELOG("Could not get text extents (X error code %d)\n",
+ error->error_code);
+ /* We return the rather safe guess of 7 pixels, because a
+ * rendering error is better than a crash. Plus, the user will
+ * see the error in his log. */
+ return 7;
+ }
+
+ width = reply->overall_width;
+ free(reply);
+ return width;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Configures the given window to have the size/position specified by given rect
+ *
+ */
+void xcb_set_window_rect(xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_window_t window, Rect r) {
+ xcb_configure_window(conn, window,
+ XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_X |
+ XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_Y |
+ XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_WIDTH |
+ XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_HEIGHT,
+ &(r.x));
+}