XkbLockModifiers(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbLockModifiers(3)
NAME
XkbLockModifiers - Locks and unlocks any of the eight real keyboard
modifiers
SYNOPSIS
Bool XkbLockModifiers (Display *display, unsigned int device_spec, un-
signed int affect, unsigned int values);
ARGUMENTS
display
connection to the X server
device_spec
device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd
affect mask of real modifiers whose lock state is to change
values 1 => lock, 0 => unlock; only for modifiers selected by affect
DESCRIPTION
XkbLockModifiers sends a request to the server to lock the real modi-
fiers selected by both affect and values and to unlock the real modi-
fiers selected by affect, but not selected by values. XkbLockModifiers
does not wait for a reply from the server. It returns True if the re-
quest was sent, and False otherwise.
The functions in this section that change the use of modifiers use a
mask in the parameter affect. It is a bitwise inclusive OR of the legal
modifier masks:
Table 1 Real Modifier Masks
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Mask
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ShiftMask
LockMask
ControlMask
Mod1Mask
Mod2Mask
Mod3Mask
Mod4Mask
Mod5Mask
RETURN VALUES
True The XkbLockModifiers function returns True if a request
is sent to the server to lock the real modifiers se-
lected by both affect and values and to unlock the real
modifiers selected by affect, but not selected by val-
ues.
False The XkbLockModifiers function returns False if the re-
quest was not sent.
X Version 11 libX11 1.7.5 XkbLockModifiers(3)
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