XGrabDeviceKey(3X11) X FUNCTIONS XGrabDeviceKey(3X11)NAME
XGrabDeviceKey, XUngrabDeviceKey - grab/ungrab extension
input device Keys
SYNTAX
XGrabDeviceKey(display, device, Key, modifiers,
modifier_device, grab_window, owner_events,
event_count, event_list, this_device_mode,
other_devices_mode)
Display *display;
XDevice *device;
unsigned int Key;
unsigned int modifiers;
XDevice *modifier_device;
Window grab_window;
Bool owner_events;
unsigned int event_count;
XEventClass event_list;
int this_device_mode, other_devices_mode;
XUngrabDeviceKey(display, device, Key, modifiers,
modifier_device, grab_window)
Display *display;
XDevice *device;
unsigned int Key;
unsigned int modifiers;
XDevice *modifier_device;
Window grab_window;
ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
device Specifies the device that is to be grabbed or
released
Key Specifies the device Key that is to be grabbed
or released or AnyKey.
modifiers Specifies the set of keymasks or AnyModifier.
The mask is the bitwise inclusive OR of the
valid keymask bits. Valid bits are: Shift-
Mask, LockMask, ControlMask, Mod1Mask,
Mod2Mask, Mod3Mask, Mod4Mask, Mod5Mask.
modifier_device
Specifies the device whose modifiers are to be
used. If a modifier_device of NULL is speci-
fied, the X keyboard will be used as the modi-
fier_device.
grab_window Specifies the grab window.
owner_events
Specifies a Boolean value that indicates
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whether the device events are to be reported
as usual or reported with respect to the grab
window if selected by the event list.
event_count Specifies the number of event classes in the
event list.
event_list Specifies which device events are reported to
the client.
this_device_mode
Specifies further processing of events from
this device. You can pass GrabModeSync or
GrabModeAsync.
other_devices_mode
Specifies further processing of events from
other devices. You can pass GrabModeSync or
GrabModeAsync.
DESCRIPTION
The XGrabDeviceKey request establishes a passive grab. In
the future, the device is actively grabbed (as for XGrab-
Device, the last-device-grab time is set to the time at
which the Key was pressed (as transmitted in the
DeviceKeyPress event), and the DeviceKeyPress event is
reported if all of the following conditions are true:
o The device is not grabbed, and the specified key is
logically pressed when the specified modifier keys
are logically down, and no other keys or modifier
keys are logically down.
o The grab_window is an ancestor (or is) the focus win-
dow OR the grab window is a descendant of the focus
window and contains the device.
o The confine_to window (if any) is viewable.
o A passive grab on the same key/modifier combination
does not exist on any ancestor of grab_window.
The interpretation of the remaining arguments is as for
XGrabDevice . The active grab is terminated automatically
when the logical state of the device has the specified key
released.
Note that the logical state of a device (as seen by means
of the X protocol ) may lag the physical state if device
event processing is frozen.
If the key is not AnyKey, it must be in the range speci-
fied by min_keycode and max_keycode as returned by the
XListInputDevices request. Otherwise, a BadValue error
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results.
This request overrides all previous grabs by the same
client on the same Key/modifier combinations on the same
window. A modifier of AnyModifier is equivalent to issu-
ing the grab request for all possible modifier combina-
tions (including the combination of no modifiers). It is
not required that all modifiers specified have currently
assigned KeyCodes. A key of AnyKey is equivalent to issu-
ing the request for all possible keys. Otherwise, it is
not required that the specified key currently be assigned
to a physical Key.
If a modifier_device of NULL is specified, the X keyboard
will be used as the modifier_device.
If some other client has already issued a XGrabDeviceKey
with the same Key/modifier combination on the same window,
a BadAccess error results. When using AnyModifier or
AnyKey , the request fails completely, and a BadAccess
error results (no grabs are established) if there is a
conflicting grab for any combination. XGrabDeviceKey has
no effect on an active grab.
XGrabDeviceKey can generate BadAccess, BadClass, BadDe-
vice, BadMatch, BadValue, and BadWindow errors. It
returns Success on successful completion of the request.
The XUngrabDeviceKey request releases the passive grab for
a key/modifier combination on the specified window if it
was grabbed by this client. A modifier of AnyModifier is
equivalent to issuing the ungrab request for all possible
modifier combinations, including the combination of no
modifiers. A Key of AnyKey is equivalent to issuing the
request for all possible Keys. XUngrabDeviceKey has no
effect on an active grab.
If a modifier_device of NULL is specified, the X keyboard
will be used as the modifier_device.
XUngrabDeviceKey can generate BadDevice, BadMatch, Bad-
Value and BadWindow errors.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadDevice An invalid device was specified. The speci-
fied device does not exist or has not been
opened by this client via XOpenInputDevice.
This error may also occur if the specified
device is the X keyboard or X pointer device.
BadMatch This error may occur if an XGrabDeviceKey
request was made specifying a device that has
no keys, or a modifier device that has no
keys.
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BadValue Some numeric value falls outside the range of
values accepted by the request. Unless a spe-
cific range is specified for an argument, the
full range defined by the argument's type is
accepted. Any argument defined as a set of
alternatives can generate this error.
BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a
defined Window.
SEE ALSOXAllowDeviceEvents(3X),
XGrabDevice(3X),
XGrabDeviceButton(3X),
Programming with Xlib
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