XChangeKeyboardDevice(3X11) X FUNCTIONS XChangeKeyboardDevice(3X11)NAME
XChangeKeyboardDevice - change which device is used as the X keyboard
SYNTAX
Status XChangeKeyboardDevice(display, device)
Display *display;
XDevice *device;
ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
device Specifies the device to be used as the X keyboard.
DESCRIPTION
The XChangeKeyboardDevice request causes the server to use the speci‐
fied device as the X keyboard. The device must have been previously
opened by the requesting client via XOpenDevice or a BadDevice error
will result. The device must support input class Keys, or a BadMatch
error will result. If the server implementation does not support using
the requested device as the X keyboard, a BadDevice error will result.
If the specified device is grabbed by another client, AlreadyGrabbed is
returned. If the specified device is frozen by a grab on another
device, GrabFrozen is returned. If the request is successful, Success
is returned.
If the request succeeds, a ChangeDeviceNotify event is sent to all
clients that have selected that event. A MappingNotify event with
request = MappingKeyboard is sent to all clients. The specified device
becomes the X keyboard and the old X keyboard becomes accessible
through the input extension protocol requests.
XChangeKeyboardDevice can generate a BadDevice or a BadMatch error.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadDevice An invalid device was specified. The specified device does
not exist, has not been opened by this client via XOpenIn‐
putDevice, or is already one of the core X device (pointer
or keyboard). This error may also occur if the server
implementation does not support using the specified device
as the X keyboard.
BadMatch This error may occur if an XChangeKeyboardDevice request
was made specifying a device that has no keys.
SEE ALSO
XChangePointerDevice
Programming With Xlib
X Version 11 Release 6 XChangeKeyboardDevice(3X11)