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XkbGetNamedGeometry(3Xkb)	XKBLIB FUNCTION	     XkbGetNamedGeometry(3Xkb)

NAME
       XkbGetNamedGeometry  -  Loads a keyboard geometry description from this
       database by name

SYNTAX
       Status XkbGetNamedGeometry ( dpy, xkb, name )
	     Display * dpy;
	     XkbDescPtr xkb;
	     Atom name;

ARGUMENTS
       - dpy  connection to the X server

       - xkb  keyboard description into which the geometry should be loaded

       - name name of the geometry to be loaded

DESCRIPTION
       It is also possible to load a keyboard geometry by name. The  X	server
       maintains a database of keyboard components (see below).

       XkbGetNamedGeometry can return BadName if the name cannot be found.

       The X server maintains a database of keyboard components, identified by
       component type.	The database contains all the information necessary to
       build  a complete keyboard description for a particular device, as well
       as to assemble partial descriptions. Table 1 identifies	the  component
       types and the type of information they contain.

		  Table 1 Server Database Keyboard Components
       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       Component       Component Primary Contents   May also contain
       Type
       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       Keymap	       Complete keyboard descrip‐
		       tion
		       Normally assembled using a
		       complete	  component  from
		       each of the other types

       Keycodes	       Symbolic name for each key   Aliases   for   some
		       Minimum and maximum  legal   keys
		       keycodes			    Symbolic  names  for
						    indicators
						    Description of indi‐
						    cators    physically
						    present

       Types	       Key types		    Real  modifier bind‐
						    ings  and	symbolic
						    names  for some vir‐
						    tual modifiers

       Compatibility   Rules   used   to   assign   Maps  for some indi‐
		       actions to keysyms	    cators
						    Real modifier  bind‐
						    ings   and	symbolic
						    names for some  vir‐
						    tual modifiers

       Symbols	       Symbol  mapping	for  key‐   Explicit actions and
		       board keys		    behaviors  for  some
		       Modifier mapping		    keys
		       Symbolic names for groups    Real modifier  bind‐
						    ings   and	symbolic
						    names for some  vir‐
						    tual modifiers

       Geometry	       Layout of the keyboard	    Aliases   for   some
						    keys; overrides key‐
						    codes      component
						    aliases
						    Symbolic  names  for
						    some indicators
						    Description of indi‐
						    cators    physically
						    present

       While a keymap is a database entry for a complete keyboard description,
       and therefore logically different from the individual  component	 data‐
       base  entries, the rules for processing keymap entries are identical to
       those for the individual components.  In the discussion	that  follows,
       the  term component is used to refer to either individual components or
       a keymap.

       There may be multiple entries for each of the component types. An entry
       may  be	either	complete  or partial.  Partial entries describe only a
       piece of the corresponding keyboard component and are  designed	to  be
       combined with other entries of the same type to form a complete entry.

       For  example,  a	 partial  symbols  map	might describe the differences
       between a common ASCII keyboard and some national layout. Such  a  par‐
       tial  map  is  not  useful on its own because it does not include those
       symbols that are the same on both the ASCII and national layouts	 (such
       as  function  keys). On the other hand, this partial map can be used to
       configure any ASCII keyboard to use a national layout.

       When a keyboard description is built, the components are	 processed  in
       the  order  in which they appear in Table 1; later definitions override
       earlier ones.

DIAGNOSTICS
       BadName	      A font or color of the specified name does not exist.

X Version 11			  Release 6.1	     XkbGetNamedGeometry(3Xkb)
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