SysTutorials Posts

XkbGetNamedIndicator – Look up the indicator map and other information for an indicator by name Synopsis Bool XkbGetNamedDeviceIndicator (Display *dpy, unsigned int dev_spec, unsigned int led_class, unsigned int led_id, Atom name, int *ndx_rtrn, Bool *state_rtrn, XkbIndicatorMapPtr map_rtrn, Bool *real_rtrn); Bool XkbGetNamedIndicator (Display *dpy, Atom name, int *ndx_rtrn, Bool *state_rtrn, XkbIndicatorMapPtr map_rtrn, Bool *real_rtrn);       Arguments…

XkbGetNameChanges – Update the local copy of the keyboard description with the actual values of the results of one or more calls to XkbNoteNameChanges Synopsis Status XkbGetNameChanges (Display *dpy, XkbDescPtr xkb, XkbNameChangesPtr changes);       Arguments – dpy connection to the X server – xkb keyboard description to which names are copied – changes names components…

XkbGetMap – Allocate an XkbDescRec structure and populate it with the server’s keyboard client map and server map Synopsis XkbDescPtr XkbGetMap (Display *display, unsigned int which, unsigned int device_spec);       Arguments – display connection to X server – which mask selecting subcomponents to populate – device_spec device_id, or XkbUseCoreKbd Description Xkb provides two functions to…

XkbGetKeyboardByName – Build a new keyboard description from a set of named components, and to optionally have the server use the resulting description to replace an active one Synopsis XkbDescPtr XkbGetKeyboardByName (Display *dpy, unsigned int device_spec, XkbComponentNamesPtr names, unsigned int want, unsigned int need, Bool load);       Arguments – dpy connection to X server –…

XkbGetKeyboard – Retrieves one or more components of a keyboard device description Synopsis XkbDescPtr XkbGetKeyboard (Display *display, unsigned int which, unsigned int device_spec);       Arguments display connection to the X server device_spec device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd bits_to_change determines events to be selected / deselected values_for_bits 1=>select, 0->deselect; for events in bits_to_change Description XkbGetKeyboard allocates and…

XkbGetKeyVirtualModMap – Obtain the virtual modifier map (the vmodmap array) for a subset of the keys in a keyboard description Synopsis Status XkbGetKeyVirtualModMap (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…

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…