1XkbGetVirtualMods(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbGetVirtualMods(3)
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6 XkbGetVirtualMods - Obtain a subset of the virtual modifier bindings
7 (the vmods array) in a keyboard description
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10 Status XkbGetVirtualMods (Display *dpy, unsigned int which, XkbDescPtr
11 xkb);
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14 - dpy connection to server
15 - which
17 mask indicating virtual modifier bindings to get
18 - xkb Xkb description where results will be placed
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22 XkbGetVirtualMods sends a request to the server to obtain the vmods en‐
23 tries for the virtual modifiers specified in the mask, which, and waits
24 for a reply.
25 Virtual modifiers are named by converting their string name to an X
27 Atom and storing the Atom in the names.vmods array in an XkbDescRec
28 structure. The position of a name Atom in the names.vmods array defines
29 the bit position used to represent the virtual modifier and also the
30 index used when accessing virtual modifier information in arrays: the
31 name in the i-th (0 relative) entry of names.vmods is the i-th virtual
32 modifier, represented by the mask (1<<i). Throughout Xkb, various func‐
33 tions have a parameter that is a mask representing virtual modifier
34 choices. In each case, the i-th bit (0 relative) of the mask represents
35 the i-th virtual modifier.
36 To set the name of a virtual modifier, use XkbSetNames, using XkbVir‐
38 tualModNamesMask in which and the name in the xkb argument; to retrieve
39 indicator names, use XkbGetNames.
40 For each bit set in which, XkbGetVirtualMods updates the corresponding
42 virtual modifier definition in the server->vmods array of xkb. The xkb
43 parameter must be a pointer to a valid Xkb keyboard description. If
44 successful, XkbGetVirtualMods returns Success.
45 Virtual Modifier Names and Masks
47 Virtual modifiers are named by converting their string name to an X
49 Atom and storing the Atom in the names.vmods array in an XkbDescRec
50 structure. The position of a name Atom in the names.vmods array defines
51 the bit position used to represent the virtual modifier and also the
52 index used when accessing virtual modifier information in arrays: the
53 name in the i-th (0 relative) entry of names.vmods is the i-th virtual
54 modifier, represented by the mask (1<<i). Throughout Xkb, various func‐
55 tions have a parameter that is a mask representing virtual modifier
56 choices. In each case, the i-th bit (0 relative) of the mask represents
57 the i-th virtual modifier.
58 To set the name of a virtual modifier, use XkbSetNames, using XkbVir‐
60 tualModNamesMask in which and the name in the xkb argument; to retrieve
61 indicator names, use XkbGetNames.
62 If the server map has not been allocated in the xkb parameter, Xk‐
64 bGetVirtualMods allocates and initializes it before obtaining the vir‐
65 tual modifier bindings.
66 If the server does not have a compatible version of Xkb, or the Xkb ex‐
68 tension has not been properly initialized, XkbGetVirtualMods returns
69 BadMatch. Any errors in allocation cause XkbGetVirtualMods to return
70 BadAlloc.
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73 Success The XkbGetVirtualMods function returns Success when it
74 successfully updates the corresponding virtual modifier
75 definition in the server->vmods array of xkb.
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78 The complete description of an Xkb keyboard is given by an XkbDescRec.
79 The component structures in the XkbDescRec represent the major Xkb com‐
80 ponents.
81 typedef struct {
83 struct _XDisplay * display; /* connection to X server */
84 unsigned short flags; /* private to Xkb, do not modify */
85 unsigned short device_spec; /* device of interest */
86 KeyCode min_key_code; /* minimum keycode for device */
87 KeyCode max_key_code; /* maximum keycode for device */
88 XkbControlsPtr ctrls; /* controls */
89 XkbServerMapPtr server; /* server keymap */
90 XkbClientMapPtr map; /* client keymap */
91 XkbIndicatorPtr indicators; /* indicator map */
92 XkbNamesPtr names; /* names for all components */
93 XkbCompatMapPtr compat; /* compatibility map */
94 XkbGeometryPtr geom; /* physical geometry of keyboard */
95 } XkbDescRec, *XkbDescPtr;
96 The display field points to an X display structure. The flags field is
98 private to the library: modifying flags may yield unpredictable re‐
99 sults. The device_spec field specifies the device identifier of the
100 keyboard input device, or XkbUseCoreKeyboard, which specifies the core
101 keyboard device. The min_key_code and max_key_code fields specify the
102 least and greatest keycode that can be returned by the keyboard.
103 Each structure component has a corresponding mask bit that is used in
105 function calls to indicate that the structure should be manipulated in
106 some manner, such as allocating it or freeing it. These masks and their
107 relationships to the fields in the XkbDescRec are shown in Table 1.
108 Table 1 Mask Bits for XkbDescRec
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112 Mask Bit XkbDescRec Field Value
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114 XkbControlsMask ctrls (1L<<0)
115 XkbServerMapMask server (1L<<1)
116 XkbIClientMapMask map (1L<<2)
117 XkbIndicatorMapMask indicators (1L<<3)
118 XkbNamesMask names (1L<<4)
119 XkbCompatMapMask compat (1L<<5)
120 XkbGeometryMask geom (1L<<6)
121 XkbAllComponentsMask All Fields (0x7f)
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124 BadAlloc Unable to allocate storage
125 BadMatch A compatible version of Xkb was not available in the
127 server or an argument has correct type and range, but is
128 otherwise invalid
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131 XkbGetNames(3), XkbSetNames(3)
132X Version 11 libX11 1.8.1 XkbGetVirtualMods(3)