XkbGetIndicatorState(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbGetIndicatorState(3)
NAME
XkbGetIndicatorState - Obtains the current state of the keyboard indica-
tors
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 using two
different methods. The first method, which is similar to the core X im-
plementation, uses a mask to specify the indicators. The second method,
which is more suitable for applications concerned with interoperability,
uses indicator names. The correspondence between the indicator name and
the bit position in masks is as follows: one of the parameters returned
from XkbGetNamedIndicators is an index that is the bit position to use
in any function call that requires a mask of indicator bits, as well as
the indicator's index into the XkbIndicatorRec array of indicator maps.
XkbGetIndicatorState queries the display for the state of the indicators
on the device specified by the device_spec. For each indicator that is
"turned on" on the device, the associated bit is set in state_return.
If a compatible version of the Xkb extension is not available in the
server, XkbGetIndicatorState returns a BadMatch error. Otherwise, it
sends the request to the X server, places the state of the indicators
into state_return, and returns Success. Thus the value reported by Xk-
bGetIndicatorState is identical to the value reported by the core proto-
col.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadMatch A compatible version of Xkb was not available in the
server or an argument has correct type and range, but is
otherwise invalid
SEE ALSO
XkbGetNamedIndicators(3)
X Version 11 libX11 1.8.12 XkbGetIndicatorState(3)
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