XkbSelectEventDetails(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbSelectEventDetails(3)
NAME
XkbSelectEventDetails - Selects or deselects for a specific Xkb event
and optionally places conditions on when events of that type are re-
ported to your client
SYNOPSIS
Bool XkbSelectEventDetails (Display *display, unsigned int device_spec,
unsigned int event_type, unsigned long int bits_to_change, un-
signed long int values_for_bits);
ARGUMENTS
display
connection to the X server
device_spec
device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd
event_type
Xkb event type of interest
bits_to_change
determines events to be selected / deselected
values_for_bits
1=>select, 0->deselect; for events in bits_to_change
DESCRIPTION
Xkb events are selected using an event mask, much the same as normal
core X events are selected. However, unlike selecting core X events,
where you must specify the selection status (on or off) for all possible
event types whenever you wish to change the selection criteria for any
one event, Xkb allows you to restrict the specification to only the
event types you wish to change. This means that you do not need to re-
member the event selection values for all possible types each time you
want to change one of them.
Many Xkb event types are generated under several different circum-
stances. When selecting to receive an Xkb event, you may specify either
that you want it delivered under all circumstances, or that you want it
delivered only for a subset of the possible circumstances.
You can also deselect an event type that was previously selected for,
using the same granularity.
Xkb provides two functions to select and deselect delivery of Xkb
events. XkbSelectEvents allows you to select or deselect delivery of
more than one Xkb event type at once. Events selected using XkbSe-
lectEvents are delivered to your program under all circumstances that
generate the events. To restrict delivery of an event to a subset of
the conditions under which it occurs, use XkbSelectEventDetails. XkbSe-
lectEventDetails only allows you to change the selection conditions for
a single event at a time, but it provides a means of fine-tuning the
conditions under which the event is delivered.
To select or deselect for a specific Xkb event and optionally place con-
ditions on when events of that type are reported to your client, use
XkbSelectEventDetails. This allows you to exercise a finer granularity
of control over delivery of Xkb events with XkbSelectEvents.
While XkbSelectEvents allows multiple events to be selected, XkbSe-
lectEventDetails changes the selection criteria for a single type of Xkb
event. The interpretation of the bits_to_change and values_for_bits
masks depends on the event type in question.
XkbSelectEventDetails changes the Xkb event selection mask for the key-
board specified by device_spec and the Xkb event specified by
event_type. To turn on event selection for an event detail, set the bit
for the detail in the bits_to_change parameter and set the corresponding
bit in the values_for_bits parameter. To turn off event detail selection
for a detail, set the bit for the detail in the bits_to_change parameter
and do not set the corresponding bit in the values_for_bits parameter.
If an invalid event type is specified, a BadValue protocol error re-
sults. If a bit is not set in the bits_to_change parameter, but the cor-
responding bit is set in the values_for_bits parameter, a BadMatch pro-
tocol error results. If an undefined bit is set in either the
bits_to_change or the values_for_bits parameter, a BadValue protocol er-
ror results.
For each type of Xkb event, the legal event details that you can specify
in the XkbSelectEventDetails request are listed in the chapters that de-
scribe each event in detail.
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
BadValue An argument is out of range
SEE ALSO
XkbSelectEvents(3), XkbUseCoreKbd(3)
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