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XGrabDeviceKey(3)                                X FUNCTIONS                               XGrabDeviceKey(3)



NAME
       XGrabDeviceKey, XUngrabDeviceKey - grab/ungrab extension input device Keys

SYNTAX
       int  XGrabDeviceKey(Display *display, XDevice *device, unsigned int Key, unsigned int modifiers, XDe-vice XDevice
              vice *modifier_device,  Window  grab_window,  Bool  owner_events,  unsigned  int  event_count,
              XEventClass event_list, int this_device_mode, int other_devices_mode);

       int  XUngrabDeviceKey(Display  *display,  XDevice  *device, unsigned int Key, unsigned int modifiers,
              XDevice *modifier_device, Window grab_window);

ARGUMENTS
       display     Specifies the connection to the X server.

       device      Specifies the device that is to be grabbed or released

       Key         Specifies the device Key that is to be grabbed or released or AnyKey.

       modifiers   Specifies the set of keymasks or AnyModifier.  The mask is the bitwise  inclusive  OR  of
                   the  valid  keymask  bits.   Valid  bits are: ShiftMask, LockMask, ControlMask, Mod1Mask,
                   Mod2Mask, Mod3Mask, Mod4Mask, Mod5Mask.

       modifier_device
                   Specifies the device whose modifiers are to be used.  If a  modifier_device  of  NULL  is
                   specified, the X keyboard will be used as the modifier_device.

       grab_window Specifies the grab window.

       owner_events
                   Specifies  a Boolean value that indicates whether the device events are to be reported as
                   usual or reported with respect to the grab window if selected by the event list.

       event_count Specifies the number of event classes in the event list.

       event_list  Specifies which device events are reported to the client.

       this_device_mode
                   Specifies further processing of events from this device.  You can  pass  GrabModeSync  or
                   GrabModeAsync.

       other_devices_mode
                   Specifies  further processing of events from other devices.  You can pass GrabModeSync or
                   GrabModeAsync.

DESCRIPTION
       The XGrabDeviceKey request establishes a passive grab.  In the future, the device is actively grabbed
       (as  for  XGrabDevice,  the last-device-grab time is set to the time at which the Key was pressed (as
       transmitted in the DeviceKeyPress event), and the DeviceKeyPress event is reported if all of the fol-lowing following
       lowing conditions are true:

           The  device  is not grabbed, and the specified key is logically pressed when the specified modi-fier modifier
            fier keys are logically down, and no other keys or modifier keys are logically down.

           The grab_window is an ancestor (or is) the focus window OR the grab window is  a  descendant  of
            the focus window and contains the device.

           The confine_to window (if any) is viewable.

           A  passive grab on the same key/modifier combination does not exist on any ancestor of grab_win-dow. grab_window.
            dow.

       The interpretation of the remaining arguments is as for XGrabDevice .  The active grab is  terminated
       automatically when the logical state of the device has the specified key released.

       Note  that  the  logical state of a device (as seen by means of the X protocol ) may lag the physical
       state if device event processing is frozen.

       If the key is not AnyKey, it must be in  the  range  specified  by  min_keycode  and  max_keycode  as
       returned by the XListInputDevices request.  Otherwise, a BadValue error results.

       This request overrides all previous grabs by the same client on the same Key/modifier combinations on
       the same window.  A modifier of AnyModifier is equivalent to issuing the grab request for all  possi-ble possible
       ble  modifier  combinations (including the combination of no modifiers).  It is not required that all
       modifiers specified have currently assigned KeyCodes.  A key of AnyKey is equivalent to  issuing  the
       request  for  all  possible  keys.  Otherwise, it is not required that the specified key currently be
       assigned to a physical Key.

       If a modifier_device of NULL is specified, the X keyboard will be used as the modifier_device.

       If some other client has already issued a XGrabDeviceKey with the same  Key/modifier  combination  on
       the  same  window,  a  BadAccess error results.  When using AnyModifier or AnyKey , the request fails
       completely, and a BadAccess error results (no grabs are established) if there is a  conflicting  grab
       for any combination.  XGrabDeviceKey has no effect on an active grab.

       XGrabDeviceKey can generate BadAccess, BadClass, BadDevice, BadMatch, BadValue, and BadWindow errors.
       It returns Success on successful completion of the request.

       The XUngrabDeviceKey request releases the passive grab for a key/modifier combination on  the  speci-fied specified
       fied window if it was grabbed by this client.  A modifier of AnyModifier is equivalent to issuing the
       ungrab request for all possible modifier combinations, including the combination of no modifiers.   A
       Key  of  AnyKey  is equivalent to issuing the request for all possible Keys.  XUngrabDeviceKey has no
       effect on an active grab.

       If a modifier_device of NULL is specified, the X keyboard will be used as the modifier_device.

       XUngrabDeviceKey can generate BadDevice, BadMatch, BadValue and BadWindow errors.

DIAGNOSTICS
       BadDevice   An invalid device was specified.  The specified device does not exist  or  has  not  been
                   opened  by  this client via XOpenInputDevice.  This error may also occur if the specified
                   device is the X keyboard or X pointer device.

       BadMatch    This error may occur if an XGrabDeviceKey request was made specifying a device  that  has
                   no keys, or a modifier device that has no keys.

       BadValue    Some  numeric  value falls outside the range of values accepted by the request.  Unless a
                   specific range is specified for an argument, the full range  defined  by  the  argument's
                   type is accepted.  Any argument defined as a set of alternatives can generate this error.

       BadWindow   A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.

SEE ALSO
       XAllowDeviceEvents(3),
       XGrabDevice(3),
       XGrabDeviceButton(3),
       Programming with Xlib



X Version 11                                     libXi 1.2.1                               XGrabDeviceKey(3)

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