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XkbGetVirtualMods(3)		 XKB FUNCTIONS		  XkbGetVirtualMods(3)

NAME
       XkbGetVirtualMods  -  Obtain  a subset of the virtual modifier bindings
       (the vmods array) in a keyboard description

SYNOPSIS
       Status XkbGetVirtualMods ( dpy, which, xkb )
	     Display * dpy;
	     unsigned int which;
	     XkbDescPtr xkb;

ARGUMENTS
       - dpy  connection to server

       - which
	      mask indicating virtual modifier bindings to get

       - xkb  Xkb description where results will be placed

DESCRIPTION
       XkbGetVirtualMods sends a request to the server	to  obtain  the	 vmods
       entries	for  the  virtual  modifiers specified in the mask, which, and
       waits for a reply.

       Virtual modifiers are named by converting their string  name  to	 an  X
       Atom  and  storing  the	Atom in the names.vmods array in an XkbDescRec
       structure. The position of a name Atom in the names.vmods array defines
       the  bit	 position  used to represent the virtual modifier and also the
       index used when accessing virtual modifier information in  arrays:  the
       name  in the i-th (0 relative) entry of names.vmods is the i-th virtual
       modifier, represented by the mask (1<<i). Throughout Xkb, various func‐
       tions  have  a  parameter  that is a mask representing virtual modifier
       choices. In each case, the i-th bit (0 relative) of the mask represents
       the i-th virtual modifier.

       To  set	the name of a virtual modifier, use XkbSetNames, using XkbVir‐
       tualModNamesMask in which and the name in the xkb argument; to retrieve
       indicator names, use XkbGetNames.

       For  each bit set in which, XkbGetVirtualMods updates the corresponding
       virtual modifier definition in the server->vmods array of xkb.  The xkb
       parameter  must	be  a  pointer to a valid Xkb keyboard description. If
       successful, XkbGetVirtualMods returns Success.

       Virtual Modifier Names and Masks

       Virtual modifiers are named by converting their string  name  to	 an  X
       Atom  and  storing  the	Atom in the names.vmods array in an XkbDescRec
       structure. The position of a name Atom in the names.vmods array defines
       the  bit	 position  used to represent the virtual modifier and also the
       index used when accessing virtual modifier information in  arrays:  the
       name  in the i-th (0 relative) entry of names.vmods is the i-th virtual
       modifier, represented by the mask (1<<i). Throughout Xkb, various func‐
       tions  have  a  parameter  that is a mask representing virtual modifier
       choices. In each case, the i-th bit (0 relative) of the mask represents
       the i-th virtual modifier.

       To  set	the name of a virtual modifier, use XkbSetNames, using XkbVir‐
       tualModNamesMask in which and the name in the xkb argument; to retrieve
       indicator names, use XkbGetNames.

       If  the	server	map  has  not  been  allocated	in  the xkb parameter,
       XkbGetVirtualMods allocates and initializes  it	before	obtaining  the
       virtual modifier bindings.

       If  the	server	does  not have a compatible version of Xkb, or the Xkb
       extension has not been properly initialized, XkbGetVirtualMods  returns
       BadMatch.  Any  errors  in allocation cause XkbGetVirtualMods to return
       BadAlloc.

RETURN VALUES
       Success	      The XkbGetVirtualMods function returns Success  when  it
		      successfully  updates the corresponding virtual modifier
		      definition in the server->vmods array of xkb.

STRUCTURES
       The complete description of an Xkb keyboard is given by an  XkbDescRec.
       The component structures in the XkbDescRec represent the major Xkb com‐
       ponents.

       typedef struct {
	  struct _XDisplay * display;	   /∗ connection to X server */
	  unsigned short     flags;	   /∗ private to Xkb, do not modify */
	  unsigned short     device_spec;  /∗ device of interest */
	  KeyCode	     min_key_code; /∗ minimum keycode for device */
	  KeyCode	     max_key_code; /∗ maximum keycode for device */
	  XkbControlsPtr     ctrls;	   /∗ controls */
	  XkbServerMapPtr    server;	   /∗ server keymap */
	  XkbClientMapPtr    map;	   /∗ client keymap */
	  XkbIndicatorPtr    indicators;   /∗ indicator map */
	  XkbNamesPtr	     names;	   /∗ names for all components */
	  XkbCompatMapPtr    compat;	   /∗ compatibility map */
	  XkbGeometryPtr     geom;	   /∗ physical geometry of keyboard */
       } XkbDescRec, *XkbDescPtr;

       The display field points to an X display structure. The flags field  is
       private	to  the	 library:  modifying  flags  may  yield	 unpredictable
       results. The device_spec field specifies the device identifier  of  the
       keyboard	 input device, or XkbUseCoreKeyboard, which specifies the core
       keyboard device. The min_key_code and max_key_code fields  specify  the
       least and greatest keycode that can be returned by the keyboard.

       Each  structure	component has a corresponding mask bit that is used in
       function calls to indicate that the structure should be manipulated  in
       some manner, such as allocating it or freeing it. These masks and their
       relationships to the fields in the XkbDescRec are shown in Table 1.

	       Table 1 Mask Bits for XkbDescRec
       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
       Mask Bit		      XkbDescRec Field	 Value
       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
       XkbControlsMask	      ctrls		 (1L<<0)
       XkbServerMapMask	      server		 (1L<<1)
       XkbIClientMapMask      map		 (1L<<2)
       XkbIndicatorMapMask    indicators	 (1L<<3)
       XkbNamesMask	      names		 (1L<<4)
       XkbCompatMapMask	      compat		 (1L<<5)
       XkbGeometryMask	      geom		 (1L<<6)
       XkbAllComponentsMask   All Fields	 (0x7f)

DIAGNOSTICS
       BadAlloc	      Unable to allocate storage

       BadMatch	      A compatible version of Xkb was  not  available  in  the
		      server or an argument has correct type and range, but is
		      otherwise invalid

SEE ALSO
       XkbGetNames(3), XkbSetNames(3)

X Version 11			  libX11 1.2		  XkbGetVirtualMods(3)
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