1XkbSetMap(3)                     XKB FUNCTIONS                    XkbSetMap(3)
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NAME

6       XkbSetMap  - Send a complete new set of values for entire components to
7       the server.
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SYNOPSIS

10       Bool XkbSetMap (Display *dpy, unsigned int which, XkbDescPtr xkb);
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ARGUMENTS

13       - dpy  connection to X server
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15       - which
16              mask selecting subcomponents to update
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18       - xkb  description from which new values are taken
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DESCRIPTION

21       There are two ways to make changes to map components: either  change  a
22       local  copy of the keyboard map and call XkbSetMap to send the modified
23       map to the server, or, to reduce network traffic, use an XkbMapChanges‐
24       Rec structure and call XkbChangeMap.
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26       Use  XkbSetMap  to  send a complete new set of values for entire compo‐
27       nents (for example, all symbols, all actions, and so on) to the server.
28       The  which parameter specifies the components to be sent to the server,
29       and is a bitwise inclusive OR of the masks listed in Table 1.  The  xkb
30       parameter  is  a  pointer  to  an XkbDescRec structure and contains the
31       information to be copied to the server.  For each bit set in the  which
32       parameter,  XkbSetMap takes the corresponding structure values from the
33       xkb parameter and sends it to the server specified by dpy.
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35       If any components specified by which are not present in the xkb parame‐
36       ter, XkbSetMap returns False. Otherwise, it sends the update request to
37       the  server  and  returns  True.   XkbSetMap  can  generate   BadAlloc,
38       BadLength, and BadValue protocol errors.
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40       Key  types,  symbol  maps, and actions are all interrelated; changes in
41       one require changes in the others. Xkb provides functions  to  make  it
42       easier to edit these components and handle the interdependencies. Table
43       1 lists these helper functions and provides a pointer to where they are
44       defined.
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47                                Table 1 Xkb Mapping Component Masks
48                                     and Convenience Functions
49       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
50       Mask                   Value    Map      Fields        Convenience
51                                                              Functions
52       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
53       XkbKeyTypesMask        (1<<0)   client   types         XkbGetKeyTypes
54                                                size_types    XkbResizeKeyType
55                                                num_types     XkbCopyKeyType
56                                                              XkbCopyKeyTypes
57       XkbKeySymsMask         (1<<1)   client   syms          XkbGetKeySyms
58                                                size_syms     XkbResizeKeySyms
59                                                num_syms      XkbChangeTypesOfKey
60                                                key_sym_map
61       XkbModifierMapMask     (1<<2)   client   modmap        XkbGetKeyModifierMap
62       XkbExplicitCompo‐      (1<<3)   server   explicit      XkbGetKeyExplicitComponents
63       nentsMask
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67       XkbKeyActionsMask      (1<<4)   server   key_acts      XkbGetKeyActions
68                                                acts          XkbResizeKeyActions
69                                                num_acts
70                                                size_acts
71       XkbKeyBehaviorsMask    (1<<5)   server   behaviors     XkbGetKeyBehaviors
72       XkbVirtualModsMask     (1<<6)   server   vmods         XkbGetVirtualMods
73       XkbVirtualModMapMask   (1<<7)   server   vmodmap       XkbGetVirtualModMap
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75       The changed field identifies the map components that have changed in an
76       XkbDescRec structure and may contain any of the bits in Table 1,  which
77       are also shown in Table 2. Every 1 bit in changed also identifies which
78       other fields in the XkbMapChangesRec structure contain valid values, as
79       indicated  in Table 2. The min_key_code and max_key_code fields are for
80       reference only; they are ignored on any requests sent to the server and
81       are  always  updated  by the server whenever it returns the data for an
82       XkbMapChangesRec.
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84                                            Table 2 XkbMapChangesRec Masks
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86                                                  Valid
87       Mask                                       XkbMapChangesRec       XkbDescRec Field Containing
88                                                  Fields                 Changed Data
89       ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
90       XkbKeyTypesMask                            first_type,            map->type[first_type] ..
91                                                  num_types              map->type[first_type + num_types - 1]
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93       XkbKeySymsMask                             first_key_sym,         map->key_sym_map[first_key_sym] ..
94                                                  num_key_syms           map->key_sym_map[first_key_sym +
95                                                                         num_key_syms - 1]
96       XkbModifierMapMask                         first_modmap_key,      map->modmap[first_modmap_key] ..
97                                                  num_modmap_keys        map->modmap[first_modmap_key +
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99                                                                         num_modmap_keys-1]
100       XkbExplicitComponentsMask                  first_key_explicit,
101       server->explicit[first_key_explicit] ..
102                                                  num_key_explicit       server->explicit[first_key_explicit +
103                                                                         num_key_explicit - 1]
104       XkbKeyActionsMask                          first_key_act,         server->key_acts[first_key_act] ..
105                                                  num_key_acts           server->key_acts[first_key_act +
106                                                                         num_key_acts - 1]
107       XkbKeyBehaviorsMask                        first_key_behavior,
108       server->behaviors[first_key_behavior] ..
109                                                  num_key_behaviors      server->behaviors[first_key_behavior +
110                                                                         num_key_behaviors - 1]
111       XkbVirtualModsMask                         vmods                  server->vmods[*]
112       XkbVirtualModMapMask                       first_vmodmap_key,
113       server->vmodmap[first_vmodmap_key]
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115                                                  num_vmodmap_keys        ..
116                                                                         server->vmodmap[first_vmodmap_key
117                                                                         + num_vmodmap_keys - 1]
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RETURN VALUES

120       True           The XkbSetMap function returns True all components spec‐
121                      ified by which are present in the xkb parameter.
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123       False          The  XkbSetMap  function  returns False if any component
124                      specified by which is not present in the xkb parameter.
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STRUCTURES

127       Use the XkbMapChangesRec structure to identify and track partial  modi‐
128       fications to the mapping components and to reduce the amount of traffic
129       between the server and clients.
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131       typedef struct _XkbMapChanges {
132           unsigned short   changed;            /∗ identifies valid components in structure */
133           KeyCode          min_key_code;       /∗ lowest numbered keycode for device */
134           KeyCode          max_key_code;       /∗ highest numbered keycode for device */
135           unsigned char    first_type;         /∗ index of first key type modified */
136           unsigned char    num_types;          /∗ # types modified */
137           KeyCode          first_key_sym;      /∗ first key whose key_sym_map changed */
138           unsigned char    num_key_syms;       /∗ # key_sym_map entries changed */
139           KeyCode          first_key_act;      /∗ first key whose key_acts entry changed */
140           unsigned char    num_key_acts;       /∗ # key_acts entries changed */
141           KeyCode          first_key_behavior; /∗ first key whose behaviors changed */
142           unsigned char    num_key_behaviors;  /∗ # behaviors entries changed */
143           KeyCode          first_key_explicit; /∗ first key whose explicit entry changed */
144           unsigned char    num_key_explicit;   /∗ # explicit entries changed */
145           KeyCode          first_modmap_key;   /∗ first key whose modmap entry changed */
146           unsigned char    num_modmap_keys;    /∗ # modmap entries changed */
147           KeyCode          first_vmodmap_key;  /∗ first key whose vmodmap changed */
148           unsigned char    num_vmodmap_keys;   /∗ # vmodmap entries changed */
149           unsigned char    pad1;               /∗ reserved */
150           unsigned short   vmods;              /∗ mask indicating which vmods changed */
151       } XkbMapChangesRec,*XkbMapChangesPtr;
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154       The complete description of an Xkb keyboard is given by an  XkbDescRec.
155       The component structures in the XkbDescRec represent the major Xkb com‐
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158       typedef struct {
159          struct _XDisplay * display;      /∗ connection to X server */
160          unsigned short     flags;        /∗ private to Xkb, do not modify */
161          unsigned short     device_spec;  /∗ device of interest */
162          KeyCode            min_key_code; /∗ minimum keycode for device */
163          KeyCode            max_key_code; /∗ maximum keycode for device */
164          XkbControlsPtr     ctrls;        /∗ controls */
165          XkbServerMapPtr    server;       /∗ server keymap */
166          XkbClientMapPtr    map;          /∗ client keymap */
167          XkbIndicatorPtr    indicators;   /∗ indicator map */
168          XkbNamesPtr        names;        /∗ names for all components */
169          XkbCompatMapPtr    compat;       /∗ compatibility map */
170          XkbGeometryPtr     geom;         /∗ physical geometry of keyboard */
171       } XkbDescRec, *XkbDescPtr;
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173       The display field points to an X display structure. The flags field  is
174       private  to  the  library:  modifying  flags  may  yield  unpredictable
175       results. The device_spec field specifies the device identifier  of  the
176       keyboard  input device, or XkbUseCoreKeyboard, which specifies the core
177       keyboard device. The min_key_code and max_key_code fields  specify  the
178       least and greatest keycode that can be returned by the keyboard.
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180       Each  structure  component has a corresponding mask bit that is used in
181       function calls to indicate that the structure should be manipulated  in
182       some manner, such as allocating it or freeing it. These masks and their
183       relationships to the fields in the XkbDescRec are shown in Table 3.
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185               Table 3 Mask Bits for XkbDescRec
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189       Mask Bit               XkbDescRec Field   Value
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191       XkbControlsMask        ctrls              (1L<<0)
192       XkbServerMapMask       server             (1L<<1)
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194       XkbIClientMapMask      map                (1L<<2)
195       XkbIndicatorMapMask    indicators         (1L<<3)
196       XkbNamesMask           names              (1L<<4)
197       XkbCompatMapMask       compat             (1L<<5)
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199       XkbGeometryMask        geom               (1L<<6)
200       XkbAllComponentsMask   All Fields         (0x7f)
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DIAGNOSTICS

203       BadAlloc       Unable to allocate storage
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205       BadLength      The length of a request is shorter or longer  than  that
206                      required to minimally contain the arguments
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208       BadValue       An argument is out of range
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SEE ALSO

211       XkbChangeMap(3), XkbChangeTypesOfKey(3), XkbCopyKeyType(3), XkbCopyKey‐
212       Types(3), XkbGetKeyActions(3), XkbGetKeyBehaviors(3),  XkbGetKeyExplic‐
213       itComponents(3),  XkbGetKeyModifierMap(3), XkbGetKeySyms(3), XkbGetKey‐
214       Types(3),  XkbResizeKeyActions(3),  XkbResizeKeySyms(3),  XkbResizeKey‐
215       Type(3), XkbGetVirtualModMap(3), XkbGetVirtualMods(3)
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