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XkbSetDeviceInfo(3)       XKB FUNCTIONS       XkbSetDeviceInfo(3)



NAME
       XkbSetDeviceInfo  - Modify some or all of the characteris-
       tics of an X Input Extension device

SYNOPSIS
       Bool XkbSetDeviceInfo ( dpy, which, device_info )
             Display * dpy;
             unsigned int which;
             XkbDeviceInfoPtr device_info;

ARGUMENTS
       - dpy  connection to X server

       - which
              mask indicating characteristics to modify

       - device_info
              structure defining the device and modifications

DESCRIPTION
       To change characteristics of an X Input  Extension  device
       in  the  server,  first  modify a local copy of the device
       structure and then use  either  XkbSetDeviceInfo,  or,  to
       save network traffic, use an XkbDeviceChangesRec structure
       and call XkbChangeDeviceInfo to download  the  changes  to
       the server.

       XkbSetDeviceInfo  sends  a request to the server to modify
       the  characteristics  of  the  device  specified  in   the
       device_info structure. The particular characteristics mod-
       ified are identified by the bits set  in  which  and  take
       their  values from the relevant fields in device_info (see
       Table 1). XkbSetDeviceInfo returns True if the request was
       successfully sent to the server. If the X server implemen-
       tation does not allow  interaction  between  the  X  input
       extension and the Xkb Extension, the function does nothing
       and returns False.

























                                Table 1 XkbDeviceInfoRec Mask Bits
       ____________________________________________________________________________________
       Name                         XkbDeviceInfoRec Value     Capability If Set
                                    Fields Effected
       ____________________________________________________________________________________
       XkbXI_KeyboardsMask                           (1L <<0) Clients can use all
                                                              Xkb requests and events
                                                              with KeyClass devices
                                                              supported by the input
                                                              device extension.

       XkbXI_ButtonActionsMask       num_btns        (1L <<1) Clients can assign key
                                     btn_acts                 actions to buttons
                                                              non-KeyClass input
                                                              extension devices.

       XkbXI_IndicatorNamesMask      leds->names     (1L <<2) Clients can assign
                                                              names to indicators on
                                                              non-KeyClass input
                                                              extension devices.

       XkbXI_IndicatorMapsMask       leds->maps      (1L <<3) Clients can assign
                                                              indicator maps to
                                                              indicators on
                                                              non-KeyClass input
                                                              extension devices.

       XkbXI_IndicatorStateMask      leds->state     (1L <<4) Clients can request
                                                              the status of indicators
                                                              on non-KeyClass input
                                                              extension devices.

       XkbXI_IndicatorsMask          sz_leds         (0x1c)   XkbXI_IndicatorNamesMask |
                                     num_leds                 XkbXI_IndicatorMapsMask |
                                     leds->*                  XkbXI_IndicatorStateMask

       XkbXI_UnsupportedFeaturesMask unsupported     (1L <<15)

       XkbXI_AllDeviceFeaturesMask   Those selected  (0x1e)   XkbXI_IndicatorsMask |
                                     by Value Column          XkbSI_ButtonActionsMask
                                     masks

       XkbXI_AllFeaturesMask         Those selected  (0x1f)   XkbSI_AllDeviceFeaturesMask |
                                     by Value Column          XkbSI_KeyboardsMask
                                     masks

       XkbXI_AllDetailsMask          Those selected  (0x801f) XkbXI_AllFeaturesMask |
                                     by Value column          XkbXI_UnsupportedFeaturesMask
                                     masks

       The which parameter specifies which aspects of the  device
       should  be  changed and is a bitmask composed of an inclu-
       sive OR or one or more of the following  bits:  XkbXI_But-
       tonActionsMask,   XkbXI_IndicatorNamesMask,  XkbXI_Indica-
       torMapsMask. If the features requested to  be  manipulated
       in which are valid for the device, but the server does not
       support assignment of one or more of them, that particular
       portion of the request is ignored.

       If  the  device specified in device_info->device_spec does
       not contain buttons and a  request  affecting  buttons  is
       made,  or  the  device  does  not contain indicators and a
       request affecting indicators is made, a BadMatch  protocol
       error results.

       If the XkbXI_ButtonActionsMask bit is set in the supported
       mask  returned  by  XkbGetDeviceInfo,  the  Xkb  extension
       allows  applications  to  assign key actions to buttons on
       input extension  devices  other  than  the  core  keyboard
       device.  If  the  XkbXI_ButtonActionsMask is set in which,
       the actions for all buttons specified in  device_info  are
       set  to the XkbActions specified in device_info->btn_acts.
       If the number of buttons requested to be  updated  is  not
       valid for the device, XkbSetDeviceInfo returns False and a
       BadValue protocol error results.

       If the XkbXI_IndicatorMaps and / or  XkbXI_IndicatorNames-
       Mask  bit is set in the supported mask returned by XkbGet-
       DeviceInfo,  the  Xkb  extension  allows  applications  to
       assign  maps  and  / or names to the indicators of nonkey-
       board extension devices. If supported, maps and / or names
       can  be  assigned  to  all  extension  device  indicators,
       whether they are part of a keyboard feedback or part of an
       indicator feedback.

       If  the  XkbXI_IndicatorMapsMask and / or XkbXI_Indicator-
       NamesMask flag is set in which, the indicator maps  and  /
       or  names  for all device_info->num_leds indicator devices
       specified in device_info->leds are set to the maps  and  /
       or      names      specified     in     device_info->leds.
       device_info->leds->led_class and led_id specify the  input
       extension class and device ID for each indicator device to
       modify; if they have invalid values, a  BadValue  protocol
       error  results and XkbSetDeviceInfo returns False. If they
       have legal values but do not specify a keyboard or indica-
       tor  class feedback for the device in question, a BadMatch
       error   results.    If    any    of    the    values    in
       device_info->leds->names  are  not a valid Atom or None, a
       BadAtom protocol error results.

RETURN VALUES
       True           The XkbSetDeviceInfo function returns  True
                      if the request was successfully sent to the
                      server.

       False          The XkbSetDeviceInfo function returns False
                      if  the  X  server  implementation does not
                      allow  interaction  between  the  X   input
                      extension and the Xkb Extension.

STRUCTURES
       Changes  to an Xkb extension device may be tracked by lis-
       tening to XkbDeviceExtensionNotify events and accumulating
       the  changes  in  an  XkbDeviceChangesRec  structure.  The
       changes noted in the structure may then be used in  subse-
       quent  operations  to update either a server configuration
       or a local copy of an Xkb extension device  configuration.
       The changes structure is defined as follows:

       typedef struct _XkbDeviceChanges {
           unsigned int    changed;    /* bits indicating what has changed */
           unsigned short  first_btn;  /* number of first button which changed, if any */
           unsigned short  num_btns;   /* number of buttons that have changed */
           XkbDeviceLedChangesRec leds;
       } XkbDeviceChangesRec,*XkbDeviceChangesPtr;


DIAGNOSTICS
       BadAtom        A name is neither a valid Atom or None

       BadMatch       A  compatible version of Xkb was not avail-
                      able in  the  server  or  an  argument  has
                      correct  type  and  range, but is otherwise
                      invalid

       BadValue       An argument is out of range

SEE ALSO
       XkbChangeDeviceInfo(3), XkbGetDeviceInfo(3)



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