XkbGetNames(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbGetNames(3)
NAME
XkbGetNames - Obtain symbolic names from the server
SYNOPSIS
Status XkbGetNames (Display *dpy, unsigned int which, XkbDescPtr xkb);
ARGUMENTS
dpy connection to the X server
which mask of names or map components to be updated
xkb keyboard description to be updated
DESCRIPTION
XkbGetNames retrieves symbolic names for the components of the keyboard
extension from the X server. The which parameter specifies the name com-
ponents to be updated in the xkb parameter, and 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
If the names field of the keyboard description xkb is NULL, XkbGetNames
allocates and initializes the names component of the keyboard descrip-
tion before obtaining the values specified by which. If the names field
of xkb is not NULL, XkbGetNames obtains the values specified by which
and copies them into the keyboard description Xkb.
If the map component of the xkb parameter is NULL, XkbGetNames does not
retrieve type or shift level names, even if XkbKeyTypeNamesMask or XkbK-
TLevelNamesMask are set in which.
XkbGetNames can return Success, or BadAlloc, BadLength, BadMatch, and
BadImplementation errors.
To free symbolic names, use XkbFreeNames.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadAlloc Unable to allocate storage
BadImplementation
Invalid reply from server
BadLength The length of a request is shorter or longer than that
required to minimally contain the arguments
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
XkbFreeNames(3)
X Version 11 libX11 1.8.12 XkbGetNames(3)
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