XkbChangeMap(3)


NAME

   XkbChangeMap   -   Update   only   partial  components  of  a  keyboard
   description, modify the  appropriate  fields  in  the  server  and  map
   components of a local copy of the keyboard description

SYNOPSIS

   Bool  XkbChangeMap  (Display  *dpy,  XkbDescPtr  xkb,  XkbMapChangesPtr
          changes);

ARGUMENTS

   - dpy  connection to X server

   - xkb  description from which new values are taken

   - changes
          identifies component parts to update

DESCRIPTION

   To update only partial components of a keyboard description, modify the
   appropriate  fields in the server and map components of a local copy of
   the   keyboard   description,   then   call   XkbChangeMap   with    an
   XkbMapChangesRec structure indicating which components have changed.

   XkbChangeMap  copies  any components specified by the changes structure
   from the keyboard description, xkb, to the X server specified by dpy.

   If any components specified by changes  are  not  present  in  the  xkb
   parameter, XkbChangeMap returns False. Otherwise, it sends a request to
   the server and returns True.

   XkbChangeMap can generate BadAlloc, BadLength,  and  BadValue  protocol
   errors.

RETURN VALUES

   True           The XkbChangeMap function returns True if the components
                  specified by changes are present in the xkb parameter.

   False          The  XkbChangeMap  function   returns   False   if   the
                  components  specified  by changes are not present in the
                  xkb parameter.

STRUCTURES

   Use the  XkbMapChangesRec  structure  to  identify  and  track  partial
   modifications  to  the  mapping  components and to reduce the amount of
   traffic between the server and clients.

   typedef struct _XkbMapChanges {
       unsigned short   changed;            / identifies valid components in
   structure */
       KeyCode          min_key_code;       / lowest numbered keycode for device
   */
       KeyCode          max_key_code;       / highest numbered keycode for device
   */
       unsigned char    first_type;         / index of first key type modified */
       unsigned char    num_types;          / # types modified */
       KeyCode          first_key_sym;      / first key whose key_sym_map changed
   */
       unsigned char    num_key_syms;       / # key_sym_map entries changed */
       KeyCode          first_key_act;      / first key whose key_acts entry
   changed */
       unsigned char    num_key_acts;       / # key_acts entries changed */
       KeyCode          first_key_behavior; / first key whose behaviors changed */
       unsigned char    num_key_behaviors;  / # behaviors entries changed */
       KeyCode          first_key_explicit; / first key whose explicit entry
   changed */
       unsigned char    num_key_explicit;   / # explicit entries changed */
       KeyCode          first_modmap_key;   / first key whose modmap entry changed
   */
       unsigned char    num_modmap_keys;    / # modmap entries changed */
       KeyCode          first_vmodmap_key;  / first key whose vmodmap changed */
       unsigned char    num_vmodmap_keys;   / # vmodmap entries changed */
       unsigned char    pad1;               / reserved */
       unsigned short   vmods;              / mask indicating which vmods changed
   */
   } XkbMapChangesRec,*XkbMapChangesPtr;

DIAGNOSTICS

   BadAlloc       Unable to allocate storage

   BadLength      The length of a request is shorter or longer  than  that
                  required to minimally contain the arguments

   BadValue       An argument is out of range





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