[MAN] XkbLockModifiers

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XkbLockModifiers

Section: XKB FUNCTIONS (3)
Updated: libX11 1.6.4
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NAME

XkbLockModifiers - Locks and unlocks any of the eight real keyboard modifiers  

SYNOPSIS

Bool XkbLockModifiers (Display *display, unsigned int device_spec, unsigned int affect, unsigned int values);
     

 

ARGUMENTS

display

connection to the X server

device_spec

device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd

affect

mask of real modifiers whose lock state is to change

values

1 => lock, 0 => unlock; only for modifiers selected by affect

 

DESCRIPTION

XkbLockModifiers sends a request to the server to lock the real modifiers selected by both affect and values and to unlock the real modifiers selected by affect, but not selected by values. XkbLockModifiers does not wait for a reply from the server. It returns True if the request was sent, and False otherwise.

The functions in this section that change the use of modifiers use a mask in the parameter affect. It is a bitwise inclusive OR of the legal modifier masks:

Table 1 Real Modifier Masks

Mask

ShiftMask

LockMask

ControlMask

Mod1Mask

Mod2Mask

Mod3Mask

Mod4Mask

Mod5Mask

 

RETURN VALUES

True

The XkbLockModifiers function returns True if a request is sent to the server to lock the real modifiers selected by both affect and values and to unlock the real modifiers selected by affect, but not selected by values.

False

The XkbLockModifiers function returns False if the request was not sent.

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Index

NAME

SYNOPSIS

ARGUMENTS

DESCRIPTION

RETURN VALUES

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