XkbFreeClientMap(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbFreeClientMap(3)
NAME
XkbFreeClientMap - Free memory used by the client map member of an Xkb-
DescRec structure
SYNOPSIS
void XkbFreeClientMap (XkbDescPtr xkb, unsigned int which, Bool
free_all);
ARGUMENTS
xkb keyboard description containing client map to free
which mask identifying components of map to free
free_all
True => free all client components and map itself
DESCRIPTION
XkbFreeClientMap frees the components of client map specified by which
in the XkbDescRec structure specified by the xkb parameter and sets the
corresponding structure component values to NULL. The which parameter
specifies a combination of the client map masks shown in Table 1.
If free_all is True, which is ignored; XkbFreeClientMap frees every non-
NULL structure component in the client map, frees the XkbClientMapRec
structure referenced by the map member of the xkb parameter, and sets
the map member to NULL.
Table 1 XkbAllocClientMap Masks
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Mask Effect
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XkbKeyTypesMask The type_count field specifies the num-
ber of entries to preallocate for the
types field of the client map. If the
type_count field is less than XkbNumRe-
quiredTypes returns BadValue.
XkbKeySymsMask The min_key_code and max_key_code fields
of the xkb parameter are used to allo-
cate the syms and key_sym_map fields of
the client map. The fields are allocated
to contain the maximum number of entries
necessary for max_key_code -
min_key_code + 1 keys.
XkbModifierMapMask The min_key_code and max_key_code fields
of the xkb parameter are used to allo-
cate the modmap field of the client map.
The field is allocated to contain the
maximum number of entries necessary for
max_key_code - min_key_code + 1 keys.
NOTE: The min_key_code and max_key_code fields of the xkb parameter must
be legal values if the XkbKeySymsMask or XkbModifierMapMask masks are
set in the which parameter. If they are not valid, XkbAllocClientMap re-
turns BadValue.
STRUCTURES
The complete description of an Xkb keyboard is given by an XkbDescRec.
The component structures in the XkbDescRec represent the major Xkb com-
ponents.
typedef struct {
struct _XDisplay * display; /* connection to X server */
unsigned short flags; /* private to Xkb, do not modify */
unsigned short device_spec; /* device of interest */
KeyCode min_key_code; /* minimum keycode for device */
KeyCode max_key_code; /* maximum keycode for device */
XkbControlsPtr ctrls; /* controls */
XkbServerMapPtr server; /* server keymap */
XkbClientMapPtr map; /* client keymap */
XkbIndicatorPtr indicators; /* indicator map */
XkbNamesPtr names; /* names for all components */
XkbCompatMapPtr compat; /* compatibility map */
XkbGeometryPtr geom; /* physical geometry of keyboard */
} XkbDescRec, *XkbDescPtr;
The display field points to an X display structure. The flags field is
private to the library: modifying flags may yield unpredictable results.
The device_spec field specifies the device identifier of the keyboard
input device, or XkbUseCoreKeyboard, which specifies the core keyboard
device. The min_key_code and max_key_code fields specify the least and
greatest keycode that can be returned by the keyboard.
Each structure component has a corresponding mask bit that is used in
function calls to indicate that the structure should be manipulated in
some manner, such as allocating it or freeing it. These masks and their
relationships to the fields in the XkbDescRec are shown in Table 2.
Table 2 Mask Bits for XkbDescRec
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Mask Bit XkbDescRec Field Value
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
XkbControlsMask ctrls (1L<<0)
XkbServerMapMask server (1L<<1)
XkbIClientMapMask map (1L<<2)
XkbIndicatorMapMask indicators (1L<<3)
XkbNamesMask names (1L<<4)
XkbCompatMapMask compat (1L<<5)
XkbGeometryMask geom (1L<<6)
XkbAllComponentsMask All Fields (0x7f)
The map field of the complete Xkb keyboard description is a pointer to
the Xkb client map, which is of type XkbClientMapRec:
typedef struct { /* Client Map */
unsigned char size_types; /* # occupied entries in types */
unsigned char num_types; /* # entries in types */
XkbKeyTypePtr types; /* vector of key types used by this keymap */
unsigned short size_syms; /* length of the syms array */
unsigned short num_syms; /* # entries in syms */
KeySym * syms; /* linear 2d tables of keysyms, 1 per key */
XkbSymMapPtr key_sym_map; /* 1 per keycode, maps keycode to syms */
unsigned char * modmap; /* 1 per keycode, real mods bound to key */
} XkbClientMapRec, *XkbClientMapPtr;
DIAGNOSTICS
BadValue An argument is out of range
SEE ALSO
XkbAllocClientMap(3)
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