If a new XcmsColorSpace structure specifies a color space not registered with the X Consortium, they should be treated as private to the client because format values for unregistered color spaces are assigned at run time. If references to an unregistered color space must be made outside the client (for example, storing color specifications in a file using the unregistered color space), then reference should be made by color space prefix (see XcmsFormatOfPrefix() and XcmsPrefixOfFormat()).
typedef (*XcmsConversionProc)();
typedef XcmsConversionProc *XcmsFuncListPtr; /* A NULL terminated list of function pointers*/
typedef struct _XcmsColorSpace {
char *prefix;
XcmsColorFormat format;
XcmsParseStringProc parseString;
XcmsFuncListPtr to_CIEXYZ;
XcmsFuncListPtr from_CIEXYZ;
int inverse_flag;
} XcmsColorSpace;
The prefix member specifies the prefix that indicates a color string is in this color space's string format. For example, the strings ``ciexyz'' or ``CIEXYZ'' for CIE XYZ, and ``rgb'' or ``RGB'' for RGB. The prefix is case-insensitive. The format member specifies the color specification format. Formats for unregistered color spaces are assigned at run time. The parseString member contains a pointer to the function that can parse a color string into an XcmsColor structure. This function returns an integer (int): nonzero if it succeeded and zero otherwise. The to_CIEXYZ and from_CIEXYZ members contain pointers, each to a NULL terminated list of function pointers. When the list of functions is executed in series, it will convert the color specified in an XcmsColor structure from/to the current color space format to/from the CIE XYZ format. Each function returns an integer (int): nonzero if it succeeded and zero otherwise. The white point to be associated with the colors is specified explicitly, even though white points can be found in the Color Conversion Context. The inverse_flag member, if nonzero, specifies that for each function listed in to_CIEXYZ, its inverse function can be found in from_CIEXYZ such that:
Given: n = number of functions in each list
for each i, such that 0 <= i < n from_CIEXYZ[n - i - 1] is the inverse of to_CIEXYZ[i].
This allows Xlib to use the shortest conversion path, thus bypassing CIE XYZ if possible (for example, TekHVC to CIE L*u*v*).