Section 3: library functions
XkbGetKeyTypes – Obtain the list of available key types in the server’s keyboard mapping Synopsis Status XkbGetKeyTypes (Display *dpy, unsigned int first, unsigned int num, XkbDescPtr xkb); Arguments – dpy connection to X server – first index to first type to get, 0 => 1st type – num number of key types to be…
XkbGetKeySyms – Obtain the symbols for a subset of the keys in a keyboard description Synopsis Status XkbGetKeySyms (Display *dpy, unsigned int first, unsigned int num, XkbDescPtr xkb); Arguments – dpy connection to X server – first keycode of first key to get – num number of keycodes for which syms desired – xkb…
XkbGetKeyModifierMap – Update the modifier map for one or more of the keys in a keyboard description Synopsis Status XkbGetKeyModifierMap (Display *dpy, unsigned int first, unsigned int num, XkbDescPtr xkb); Arguments – dpy connection to X server – first keycode of first key to get – num number of keys for which information is…
XkbGetKeyExplicitComponents – Obtain the explicit components (the explicit array) for a subset of the keys in a keyboard description Synopsis Status XkbGetKeyExplicitComponents (Display *dpy, unsigned int first, unsigned int num, XkbDescPtr xkb); Arguments – dpy connection to server – first keycode of first key to fetch – num number of keys for which to…
XkbGetKeyBehaviors – Obtain the behaviors (the behaviors array) for a subset of the keys in a keyboard description from the server Synopsis Status XkbGetKeyBehaviors (Display *dpy, unsigned int first, unsigned int num, XkbDescPtr xkb); Arguments – dpy connection to server – first keycode of first key to get – num number of keys for…
XkbGetKeyActions – Update the actions (the key_acts array) for a subset of the keys in a keyboard description Synopsis Status XkbGetKeyActions (Display *dpy, unsigned int first, unsigned int num, XkbDescPtr xkb); Arguments – dpy connection to X server – first keycode of first key of interest – num number of keys desired – xkb…
XkbGetIndicatorState – Obtains the current state of the keyboard indicators Synopsis Status XkbGetIndicatorState (Display *display, unsigned int device_spec, unsigned int state_return); Arguments – display connection to the X server – device_spec device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd – state_return backfilled with a mask of the indicator state Description Xkb allows applications to obtain information about indicators…
XkbGetIndicatorMap – Gets the map for one or more indicators, using a mask to specify the indicators Synopsis Status XkbGetIndicatorMap (Display *dpy, unsigned int which, XkbDescPtr desc); Arguments – dpy connection to the X server – which mask of indicators for which maps should be returned – desc keyboard description to be updated Description…
XkbGetIndicatorChanges – Updates a local copy of the keyboard description with the actual values of one or more calls to XkbNoteIndicatorChanges Synopsis Status XkbGetIndicatorChanges (Display *dpy, XkbDescPtr xkb, XkbIndicatorChangesPtr changes, unsigned int state); Arguments – dpy connection to the X server – xkb keyboard description to hold the new values – changes indicator maps/state…
XkbGetGeometry – Loads a keyboard geometry if you already have the keyboard description Synopsis Status XkbGetGeometry (Display *dpy, XkbDescPtr xkb); Arguments – dpy connection to the X server – xkb keyboard description that contains the ID for the keyboard and into which the geometry should be loaded Description You can load a keyboard geometry…
XkbGetDeviceLedInfo – Query the indicator names, maps, and state associated with an LED feedback of an input extension device Synopsis Status XkbGetDeviceLedInfo (Display *dpy, XkbDeviceInfoPtr device_info, unsigned int led_class, unsigned int led_id, unsigned int which); Arguments – dpy connection to X server – device_info structure to update with results – led_class LED feedback class…
XkbGetDeviceInfoChanges – Query the changes that have occurred in the button actions or indicator names and indicator maps associated with an input extension device Synopsis Status XkbGetDeviceInfoChanges (Display *dpy, XkbDeviceInfoPtr device_info, XkbDeviceChangesPtr changes); Arguments – dpy connection to X server – device_info structure to update with results – changes contains notes of changes that…
XkbGetDeviceInfo – Determine whether the X server allows Xkb access to particular capabilities of input devices other than the core X keyboard, or to determine the status of indicator maps, indicator names or button actions on a non-KeyClass extension device Synopsis XkbDeviceInfoPtr XkbGetDeviceInfo (Display *dpy, unsigned int which, unsigned int device_spec, unsigned int ind_class, unsigned…
XkbGetDeviceButtonActions – Query the button actions associated with an X Input Extension device Synopsis Status XkbGetDeviceButtonActions (Display *dpy, XkbDeviceInfoPtr device_info, Bool all_buttons, unsigned int first_button, unsigned int num_buttons); Arguments – dpy connection to X server – device_info structure to update with results – all_buttons True => get information for all buttons – first_button number…
XkbGetDetectableAutorepeat – Determines whether or not the server supports DetectableAutorepeat Synopsis Bool XkbGetDetectableAutorepeat (Display *display, Bool *supported_rtrn); Arguments – display connection to X server – supported_rtrn backfilled True if DetectableAutorepeat supported Description Auto-repeat is the generation of multiple key events by a keyboard when the user presses a key and holds it down. Keyboard…
XkbGetControlsChanges – Updates a local copy of a keyboard description with the changes previously noted by one or more calls to XkbNoteControlsChanges Synopsis XkbGetControlsChanges (Display *dpy, XkbDescPtr xkb, XkbNameChangesPtr changes); Arguments – dpy connection to X server – xkb xkb->ctrls will be updated – changes indicates which parts of xkb->ctrls to update Description Whenever…
XkbGetControls – Finds the current state of Xkb server controls Synopsis Status XkbGetControls (Display *display, unsigned long which, XkbDescPtr xkb); Arguments – display connection to X server – which mask of controls requested – xkb keyboard description for controls information Description XkbGetControls queries the server for the requested control information, waits for a reply,…
XkbGetCompatMap – Fetch any combination of the current compatibility map components from the server Synopsis Status XkbGetCompatMap (Display *display, unsigned int which, XkbDescRec *xkb); Arguments – display connection to server – which mask of compatibility map components to fetch – xkb keyboard description where results placed Description When another client modifies the compatibility map,…
XkbGetBounceKeysDelay – Queries the current BounceKeys delay for a keyboard device. Synopsis Bool XkbGetBounceKeysDelay (Display *display, unsigned int device_spec, unsigned int *delay_rtrn); Arguments – display connection to X server – device_spec device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd – delay_rtrn backfilled with bounce keys delay, ms Description The server can generate XkbAccessXNotify events for some of the…
XkbGetAutoResetControls – Gets the current values of the auto-reset controls Synopsis Bool XkbGetAutoResetControls (Display *dpy, unsigned int *auto_ctrls, unsigned int *auto_values); Arguments – dpy connection to X server – auto_ctrls specifies which bits in auto_values are relevant – auto_values 1 bit => corresponding control has auto-reset on Description You can configure the boolean controls…