XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat(3)
NAME
XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat - Sets DetectableAutoRepeat
SYNOPSIS
Bool XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat (Display *display, Bool detectable, Bool
*supported_rtrn);
ARGUMENTS
display
connection to X server
detectable
True => set DetectableAutoRepeat
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 using
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.
This request affects all keyboard activity for the requesting client
only; other clients still see the expected nondetectable auto-repeat be-
havior, unless they have requested otherwise.
XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat sends a request to the server to set De-
tectableAutoRepeat on for the current client if detectable is True, and
off if detectable is False; it then waits for a reply. If supported_rtrn
is not NULL, XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat backfills supported_rtrn with
True if the server supports DetectableAutoRepeat, and False if it does
not. XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat returns the current state of De-
tectableAutoRepeat for the requesting client: True if DetectableAutoRe-
peat is set, and False otherwise.
RETURN VALUES
True The XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat function returns True if
DetectableAutoRepeat is set.
False The XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat function returns False if
DetectableAutoRepeat is not set.
X Version 11 libX11 1.8.12 XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat(3)
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