XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat(3)
NAME
XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat - Determines whether or not the server sup-
ports DetectableAutoRepeat
SYNOPSIS
Bool XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat (Display *display, Bool *sup-
ported_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 hardware and device-
dependent X server software often implement auto-repeat by generating
multiple KeyPress events with no intervening KeyRelease event. The stan-
dard behavior of the X server is to generate a KeyRelease event for
every KeyPress event. If the keyboard hardware and device-dependent
software of the X server implement auto-repeat by generating multiple
KeyPress events, the device-independent part of the X server by default
synthetically generates a KeyRelease event after each KeyPress event.
This provides predictable behavior for X clients, but does not allow
those clients to detect the fact that a key is auto-repeating.
Xkb allows clients to request detectable auto-repeat. If a client re-
quests and the server supports DetectableAutoRepeat, Xkb generates
KeyRelease events only when the key is physically released. If De-
tectableAutoRepeat is not supported or has not been requested, the
server synthesizes a KeyRelease event for each repeating KeyPress event
it generates.
DetectableAutoRepeat, unlike other controls, is not contained in the Xk-
bControlsRec structure, nor can it be enabled or disabled via the En-
abledControls control. Instead, query and set DetectableAutoRepeat us-
ing XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat and XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat.
DetectableAutoRepeat is a condition that applies to all keyboard devices
for a client's connection to a given X server; it cannot be selectively
set for some devices and not for others. For this reason, none of the
Xkb library functions involving DetectableAutoRepeat involve a device
specifier.
XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat queries the server for the current state of
DetectableAutoRepeat and waits for a reply. If supported_rtrn is not
NULL, it backfills supported_rtrn with True if the server supports De-
tectableAutoRepeat, and False otherwise. XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat re-
turns the current state of DetectableAutoRepeat for the requesting
client: True if DetectableAutoRepeat is set, and False otherwise.
RETURN VALUES
True The XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat function returns True if
the server supports DetectableAutoRepeat.
False The XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat function returns False if
the server does not support DetectableAutoRepeat.
X Version 11 libX11 1.8.12 XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat(3)
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