XkbSetNamedIndicator(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbSetNamedIndicator(3)
NAME
XkbSetNamedIndicator - Names an indicator if it is not already named;
toggles the state of the indicator; sets the indicator to a specified
state and sets the indicator map for the indicator
SYNOPSIS
Bool XkbSetNamedDeviceIndicator (Display *dpy, unsigned int device_spec,
unsigned int led_class, unsigned int led_id, Atom name, Bool
change_state, Bool state, Bool create_new, XkbIndicatorMapPtr
map); Bool XkbSetNamedIndicator (Display *dpy, Atom name, Bool
change_state, Bool state, Bool create_new, XkbIndicatorMapPtr
map);
ARGUMENTS
dpy connection to the X server
device_spec
device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd
led_class
feedback class, or XkbDfltXIClass
led_id feedback ID, or XkbDfltXIId
name name of the indicator to change
change_state
whether to change the indicator state or not
state desired new state for the indicator
create_new
whether a new indicator with the specified name should be created
when necessary
map new map for the indicator
DESCRIPTION
If a compatible version of the Xkb extension is not available in the
server, XkbSetNamedDeviceIndicator returns False. Otherwise, it sends a
request to the X server to change the indicator specified by name and
returns True.
If change_state is True, XkbSetNamedDeviceIndicator tells the server to
change the state of the named indicator to the value specified by state.
If change_state is False, then state is not used.
If an indicator with the name specified by name does not already exist,
the create_new parameter tells the server whether it should create a new
named indicator. If create_new is True, the server finds the first indi-
cator that doesn't have a name and gives it the name specified by name.
If the optional parameter, map, is not NULL, XkbSetNamedDeviceIndicator
tells the server to change the indicator's map to the values specified
in map.
In addition, it can also generate XkbIndicatorStateNotify, XkbIndica-
torMapNotify, and XkbNamesNotify events.
XkbSetNamedIndicator is a convenience function that calls XkbSetNamedDe-
viceIndicator with a device_spec of XkbUseCoreKbd, a led_class of XkbD-
fltXIClass, and a led_id of XkbDfltXIId. It returns the return value
from XkbSetNamedDeviceIndicator.
RETURN VALUES
True The XkbSetNamedIndicator and XkbSetNamedDeviceIndicator
functions return True if a compatible version of the Xkb
extension is available in the server.
False The XkbSetNamedIndicator and XkbSetNamedDeviceIndicator
functions return False if a compatible version of the Xkb
extension is not available in the server.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadAtom A name is neither a valid Atom or None
BadImplementation
Invalid reply from server
BadKeyboard device_spec does not specify a device with indicators.
BadMatch led_id is not DfltXIId and does not specify a feedback of
the class specified by led_class on the device specified
by device_spec.
BadValue led_class does not specify DfltXIClass, LedFeedbackClass,
or KbdFeedbackClass.
SEE ALSO
XkbIndicatorMapNotify(3), XkbIndicatorStateNotify(3), XkbNamesNotify(3)
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