struct.error: ushort format requires 0 <= number <= USHRT_MAX

[plejik-zz]

First run setup.py install
Then /usr/local/bin/quicktile.py -d
And have error
Xlib.protocol.request.QueryExtension
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./quicktile.py", line 1261, in
if not app.run():
File "./quicktile.py", line 918, in run
self.keybinder.bind(self._modmask + key, call)
File "./quicktile.py", line 805, in bind
1, X.GrabModeAsync, X.GrabModeAsync)
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/Xlib/xobject/drawable.py", line 558, in grab_key
keyboard_mode = keyboard_mode)
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/Xlib/protocol/rq.py", line 1406, in init
self._binary = apply(self._request.to_binary, args, keys)
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/Xlib/protocol/rq.py", line 1095, in to_binary
return apply(self.to_binary, varargs, keys)
File "", line 2, in to_binary
struct.error: ushort format requires 0 <= number <= USHRT_MAX
Can someone help with this?

[ssokolow]

Wow. That's an interesting one.

What distro are you running and can you pastebin your quicktile.cfg?

[xerebus]

Same issue here, on Arch Linux. I tried installing quicktile through the AUR and directly from the version here on GitHub -- the same issue occurs.

[abiswas@kaon ~]$ quicktile -d
Xlib.protocol.request.QueryExtension
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/quicktile", line 1261, in <module>
    if not app.run():
  File "/usr/bin/quicktile", line 918, in run
    self.keybinder.bind(self._modmask + key, call)
  File "/usr/bin/quicktile", line 805, in bind
    1, X.GrabModeAsync, X.GrabModeAsync)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/xobject/drawable.py", line 558, in grab_key
    keyboard_mode = keyboard_mode)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/protocol/rq.py", line 1406, in __init__
    self._binary = apply(self._request.to_binary, args, keys)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/protocol/rq.py", line 1095, in to_binary
    return apply(self.to_binary, varargs, keys)
  File "<string>", line 2, in to_binary
struct.error: ushort format requires 0 <= number <= USHRT_MAX

And my quicktile.cfg:

[general]
cfg_schema = 1
UseWorkarea = True
ModMask = <Super><Shift>

[keys]
C = move-to-center
G = horizontal-maximize
V = vertical-maximize
A = maximize
N = bottom-left
J = bottom
M = bottom-right
H = left
KP_5 = middle
L = right
U = top-left
K = top
I = top-right
P = monitor-switch

[xerebus]

_SOLVED_ (for me at least)

Looks like this was caused by using <Super> instead of <Mod4>, which you warned about in the README as one of the modifiers that "cause QuickTile to error out deep in python-xlib because GTK+ maps them to integers beyond the limits of the X11 wire protocol."

Thanks for the thorough documentation!

[ssokolow]

Ahh, that makes sense.

Once I'm no longer bogged down preparing for exams, I'll take another look to see if I can catch that case and display a more helpful error message.