XkbSetMap(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbSetMap(3)
NAME
XkbSetMap - Send a complete new set of values for entire components to
the server.
SYNOPSIS
Bool XkbSetMap (Display *dpy, unsigned int which, XkbDescPtr xkb);
ARGUMENTS
dpy connection to X server
which mask selecting subcomponents to update
xkb description from which new values are taken
DESCRIPTION
There are two ways to make changes to map components: either change a
local copy of the keyboard map and call XkbSetMap to send the modified
map to the server, or, to reduce network traffic, use an XkbMapChanges-
Rec structure and call XkbChangeMap.
Use XkbSetMap to send a complete new set of values for entire components
(for example, all symbols, all actions, and so on) to the server. The
which parameter specifies the components to be sent to the server, and
is a bitwise inclusive OR of the masks listed in Table 1. The xkb para-
meter is a pointer to an XkbDescRec structure and contains the informa-
tion to be copied to the server. For each bit set in the which parame-
ter, XkbSetMap takes the corresponding structure values from the xkb pa-
rameter and sends it to the server specified by dpy.
If any components specified by which are not present in the xkb parame-
ter, XkbSetMap returns False. Otherwise, it sends the update request to
the server and returns True. XkbSetMap can generate BadAlloc,
BadLength, and BadValue protocol errors.
Key types, symbol maps, and actions are all interrelated; changes in one
require changes in the others. Xkb provides functions to make it easier
to edit these components and handle the interdependencies. Table 1 lists
these helper functions and provides a pointer to where they are defined.
Table 1 Xkb Mapping Component Masks
and Convenience Functions
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Mask Value Map Fields Convenience
Functions
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
XkbKeyTypesMask (1<<0) client types XkbGetKeyTypes
size_types XkbResizeKeyType
num_types XkbCopyKeyType
XkbCopyKeyTypes
XkbKeySymsMask (1<<1) client syms XkbGetKeySyms
size_syms XkbResizeKeySyms
num_syms XkbChangeTypesOfKey
key_sym_map
XkbModifierMapMask (1<<2) client modmap XkbGetKeyModifierMap
XkbExplicitCompo- (1<<3) server explicit XkbGetKeyExplicitComponents
nentsMask
XkbKeyActionsMask (1<<4) server key_acts XkbGetKeyActions
acts XkbResizeKeyActions
num_acts
size_acts
XkbKeyBehaviorsMask (1<<5) server behaviors XkbGetKeyBehaviors
XkbVirtualModsMask (1<<6) server vmods XkbGetVirtualMods
XkbVirtualModMapMask (1<<7) server vmodmap XkbGetVirtualModMap
The changed field identifies the map components that have changed in an
XkbDescRec structure and may contain any of the bits in Table 1, which
are also shown in Table 2. Every 1 bit in changed also identifies which
other fields in the XkbMapChangesRec structure contain valid values, as
indicated in Table 2. The min_key_code and max_key_code fields are for
reference only; they are ignored on any requests sent to the server and
are always updated by the server whenever it returns the data for an
XkbMapChangesRec.
Table 2 XkbMapChangesRec Masks
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Valid
Mask XkbMapChangesRec XkbDescRec Field Containing
Fields Changed Data
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
XkbKeyTypesMask first_type, map->type[first_type] ..
num_types map->type[first_type + num_types - 1]
XkbKeySymsMask first_key_sym, map->key_sym_map[first_key_sym] ..
num_key_syms map->key_sym_map[first_key_sym +
num_key_syms - 1]
XkbModifierMapMask first_modmap_key, map->modmap[first_modmap_key] ..
num_modmap_keys map->modmap[first_modmap_key +
num_modmap_keys - 1]
XkbExplicitComponentsMask first_key_explicit, server->explicit[first_key_explicit] ..
num_key_explicit server->explicit[first_key_explicit +
num_key_explicit - 1]
XkbKeyActionsMask first_key_act, server->key_acts[first_key_act] ..
num_key_acts server->key_acts[first_key_act +
num_key_acts - 1]
XkbKeyBehaviorsMask first_key_behavior, server->behaviors[first_key_behavior] ..
num_key_behaviors server->behaviors[first_key_behavior +
num_key_behaviors - 1]
XkbVirtualModsMask vmods server->vmods[*]
XkbVirtualModMapMask first_vmodmap_key, server->vmodmap[first_vmodmap_key] ..
num_vmodmap_keys server->vmodmap[first_vmodmap_key +
num_vmodmap_keys - 1]
RETURN VALUES
True The XkbSetMap function returns True all components speci-
fied by which are present in the xkb parameter.
False The XkbSetMap function returns False if any component
specified by which is not present in the xkb parameter.
STRUCTURES
Use the XkbMapChangesRec structure to identify and track partial modifi-
cations to the mapping components and to reduce the amount of traffic
between the server and clients.
typedef struct _XkbMapChanges {
unsigned short changed; /* identifies valid components in structure */
KeyCode min_key_code; /* lowest numbered keycode for device */
KeyCode max_key_code; /* highest numbered keycode for device */
unsigned char first_type; /* index of first key type modified */
unsigned char num_types; /* # types modified */
KeyCode first_key_sym; /* first key whose key_sym_map changed */
unsigned char num_key_syms; /* # key_sym_map entries changed */
KeyCode first_key_act; /* first key whose key_acts entry changed */
unsigned char num_key_acts; /* # key_acts entries changed */
KeyCode first_key_behavior; /* first key whose behaviors changed */
unsigned char num_key_behaviors; /* # behaviors entries changed */
KeyCode first_key_explicit; /* first key whose explicit entry changed */
unsigned char num_key_explicit; /* # explicit entries changed */
KeyCode first_modmap_key; /* first key whose modmap entry changed */
unsigned char num_modmap_keys; /* # modmap entries changed */
KeyCode first_vmodmap_key; /* first key whose vmodmap changed */
unsigned char num_vmodmap_keys; /* # vmodmap entries changed */
unsigned char pad1; /* reserved */
unsigned short vmods; /* mask indicating which vmods changed */
} XkbMapChangesRec,*XkbMapChangesPtr;
The complete description of an Xkb keyboard is given by an XkbDescRec.
The component structures in the XkbDescRec represent the major Xkb com-
ponents.
typedef struct {
struct _XDisplay * display; /* connection to X server */
unsigned short flags; /* private to Xkb, do not modify */
unsigned short device_spec; /* device of interest */
KeyCode min_key_code; /* minimum keycode for device */
KeyCode max_key_code; /* maximum keycode for device */
XkbControlsPtr ctrls; /* controls */
XkbServerMapPtr server; /* server keymap */
XkbClientMapPtr map; /* client keymap */
XkbIndicatorPtr indicators; /* indicator map */
XkbNamesPtr names; /* names for all components */
XkbCompatMapPtr compat; /* compatibility map */
XkbGeometryPtr geom; /* physical geometry of keyboard */
} XkbDescRec, *XkbDescPtr;
The display field points to an X display structure. The flags field is
private to the library: modifying flags may yield unpredictable results.
The device_spec field specifies the device identifier of the keyboard
input device, or XkbUseCoreKeyboard, which specifies the core keyboard
device. The min_key_code and max_key_code fields specify the least and
greatest keycode that can be returned by the keyboard.
Each structure component has a corresponding mask bit that is used in
function calls to indicate that the structure should be manipulated in
some manner, such as allocating it or freeing it. These masks and their
relationships to the fields in the XkbDescRec are shown in Table 3.
Table 3 Mask Bits for XkbDescRec
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
Mask Bit XkbDescRec Field Value
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
XkbControlsMask ctrls (1L<<0)
XkbServerMapMask server (1L<<1)
XkbIClientMapMask map (1L<<2)
XkbIndicatorMapMask indicators (1L<<3)
XkbNamesMask names (1L<<4)
XkbCompatMapMask compat (1L<<5)
XkbGeometryMask geom (1L<<6)
XkbAllComponentsMask All Fields (0x7f)
DIAGNOSTICS
BadAlloc Unable to allocate storage
BadLength The length of a request is shorter or longer than that
required to minimally contain the arguments
BadValue An argument is out of range
SEE ALSO
XkbChangeMap(3), XkbChangeTypesOfKey(3), XkbCopyKeyType(3), XkbCopyKey-
Types(3), XkbGetKeyActions(3), XkbGetKeyBehaviors(3), XkbGetKeyExplicit-
Components(3), XkbGetKeyModifierMap(3), XkbGetKeySyms(3), XkbGetKey-
Types(3), XkbResizeKeyActions(3), XkbResizeKeySyms(3), XkbResizeKey-
Type(3), XkbGetVirtualModMap(3), XkbGetVirtualMods(3)
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