+#ifdef HAVE_XF86VMODE
+static Bool
+safe_XF86VidModeGetViewPort (Display *dpy, int screen, int *xP, int *yP)
+{
+ Bool result;
+ XErrorHandler old_handler;
+ XSync (dpy, False);
+ error_handler_hit_p = False;
+ old_handler = XSetErrorHandler (ignore_all_errors_ehandler);
+
+ result = XF86VidModeGetViewPort (dpy, screen, xP, yP);
+
+ XSync (dpy, False);
+ XSetErrorHandler (old_handler);
+ XSync (dpy, False);
+
+ return (error_handler_hit_p
+ ? False
+ : result);
+}
+
+/* There is no "safe_XF86VidModeGetModeLine" because it fails with an
+ untrappable I/O error instead of an X error -- so one must call
+ safe_XF86VidModeGetViewPort first, and assume that both have the
+ same error condition. Thank you XFree, may I have another.
+ */
+
+#endif /* HAVE_XF86VMODE */
+
+