XkbAllocNames(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbAllocNames(3)
NAME
XkbAllocNames - Allocate symbolic names structures
SYNOPSIS
Status XkbAllocNames (XkbDescPtr xkb, unsigned int which, int num_rg,
int num_key_aliases);
ARGUMENTS
xkb keyboard description for which names are to be allocated
which mask of names to be allocated
num_rg total number of radio group names needed
num_key_aliases
total number of key aliases needed
DESCRIPTION
Most applications do not need to directly allocate symbolic names struc-
tures. Do not allocate a names structure directly using malloc or Xmal-
loc if your application changes the number of key aliases or radio
groups or constructs a symbolic names structure without loading the nec-
essary components from the X server. Instead use XkbAllocNames.
XkbAllocNames can return BadAlloc, BadMatch, and BadValue errors. The
which parameter is the bitwise inclusive OR of the valid names mask bits
defined in Table 1.
Table 1 Symbolic Names Masks
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Mask Bit Value Keyboard Field
Component
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XkbKeycodesNameMask (1<<0) Xkb->names keycodes
XkbGeometryNameMask (1<<1) Xkb->names geometry
XkbSymbolsNameMask (1<<2) Xkb->names symbols
XkbPhysSymbolsNameMask (1<<3) Xkb->names phys_symbols
XkbTypesNameMask (1<<4) Xkb->names type
XkbCompatNameMask (1<<5) Xkb->names compat
XkbKeyTypeNamesMask (1<<6) Xkb->map type[*].name
XkbKTLevelNamesMask (1<<7) Xkb->map type[*].lvl_names[*]
XkbIndicatorNamesMask (1<<8) Xkb->names indicators[*]
XkbKeyNamesMask (1<<9) Xkb->names keys[*], num_keys
XkbKeyAliasesMask (1<<10) Xkb->names key_aliases[*], num_key_aliases
XkbVirtualModNamesMask (1<<11) Xkb->names vmods[*]
XkbGroupNamesMask (1<<12) Xkb->names groups[*]
XkbRGNamesMask (1<<13) Xkb->names radio_groups[*], num_rg
XkbComponentNamesMask (0x3f) Xkb->names keycodes,
geometry,
symbols,
physical symbols,
types, and
compatibility map
XkbAllNamesMask (0x3fff) Xkb->names all name components
Do not free symbolic names structures directly using free or XFree. Use
XkbFreeNames instead.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadAlloc Unable to allocate storage
BadMatch A compatible version of Xkb was not available in the
server or an argument has correct type and range, but is
otherwise invalid
BadValue An argument is out of range
SEE ALSO
XkbFreeNames(3)
X Version 11 libX11 1.8.12 XkbAllocNames(3)
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