1XkbGetKeyboard(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbGetKeyboard(3)
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6 XkbGetKeyboard - Retrieves one or more components of a keyboard
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10 XkbDescPtr XkbGetKeyboard (Display *display, unsigned int which,
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15 connection to the X server
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18 device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd
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20 bits_to_change
21 determines events to be selected / deselected
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24 1=>select, 0->deselect; for events in bits_to_change
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27 XkbGetKeyboard allocates and returns a pointer to a keyboard descrip‐
28 tion. It queries the server for those components specified in the which
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30 scRec it allocated. The remaining fields in the keyboard description
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34 Table 1 Mask Bits for XkbDescRec
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36 Mask Bit XkbDescRec Field Value
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38 XkbControlsMask ctrls (1L<<0)
39 XkbServerMapMask server (1L<<1)
40 XkbIClientMapMask map (1L<<2)
41 XkbIndicatorMapMask indicators (1L<<3)
42 XkbNamesMask names (1L<<4)
43 XkbCompatMapMask compat (1L<<5)
44 XkbGeometryMask geom (1L<<6)
45 XkbAllComponentsMask All Fields (1L<<7)
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47 XkbGetKeyboard is used to read the current description for one or more
48 components of a keyboard device. It calls XkbGetKeyboardByName as fol‐
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51 XkbGetKeyboardByName(dpy, device_spec, NULL, which, which, False).
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59X Version 11 libX11 1.6.5 XkbGetKeyboard(3)