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XkbKeyNumGroups(3)                              XKB FUNCTIONS                             XkbKeyNumGroups(3)



NAME
       XkbKeyNumGroups - Returns the number of groups of symbols bound to the key corresponding to keycode

SYNOPSIS
       int XkbKeyNumGroups macro ( xkb, keycode )
             XkbDescPtr xkb;
             KeyCode keycode;

ARGUMENTS
       - xkb  Xkb description of interest

       - keycode
              keycode of interest

DESCRIPTION
       The  group_info  field of an XkbSymMapRec is an encoded value containing the number of groups of sym-bols symbols
       bols bound to the key as well as the specification of the treatment of  out-of-range  groups.  It  is
       legal  for a key to have zero groups, in which case it also has zero symbols and all events from that
       key yield NoSymbol.  To obtain the number of groups of symbols bound to the key, use XkbKeyNumGroups.
       To change the number of groups bound to a key, use XkbChangeTypesOfKey.  To obtain a mask that deter-mines determines
       mines the treatment of out-of-range groups, use XkbKeyGroupInfo and XkbOutOfRangeGroupInfo.

       The keyboard controls contain a groups_wrap field specifying the handling  of  illegal  groups  on  a
       global  basis. That is, when the user performs an action causing the effective group to go out of the
       legal range, the groups_wrap field specifies how to normalize the effective keyboard group to a group
       that  is  legal for the keyboard as a whole, but there is no guarantee that the normalized group will
       be within the range of legal groups for any individual key. The per-key  group_info  field  specifies
       how  a  key treats a legal effective group if the key does not have a type specified for the group of
       concern. For example, the Enter key usually has just one group  defined.  If  the  user  performs  an
       action  causing the global keyboard group to change to Group2, the group_info field for the Enter key
       describes how to handle this situation.

       Out-of-range groups for individual keys are mapped to a legal group using the  same  options  as  are
       used  for  the  overall keyboard group. The particular type of mapping used is controlled by the bits
       set in the group_info flag, as shown in Table 1.

          Table 1 group_info Range Normalization
       ----------------------------------------------Bits ---------------------------------------------Bits
       Bits set in group_info   Normalization method
       ----------------------------------------------XkbRedirectIntoRange ---------------------------------------------XkbRedirectIntoRange
       XkbRedirectIntoRange     XkbRedirectIntoRange
       XkbClampIntoRange        XkbClampIntoRange
       none of the above        XkbWrapIntoRange

       The Xkb extension is composed of two parts: a server extension, and a client-side  X  library  exten-sion. extension.
       sion.   This chapter discusses functions used to modify controls effecting the behavior of the server
       portion of the Xkb extension. X Library Controls discusses functions used  to  modify  controls  that
       affect  only the behavior of the client portion of the extension; those controls are known as Library
       Controls.

       Xkb contains control features that affect the entire keyboard, known  as  global  keyboard  controls.
       Some of the controls may be selectively enabled and disabled; these controls are known as the Boolean
       Controls.  Boolean Controls can be turned on or off under program control and can also  be  automati-cally automatically
       cally set to an on or off condition when a client program exits. The remaining controls, known as the
       Non-Boolean Controls, are always active. The XkbControlsRec structure describes the current state  of
       most  of the global controls and the attributes effecting the behavior of each of these Xkb features.
       This chapter describes the Xkb controls and how to manipulate them.

       There are two possible components for each of the Boolean Controls:  attributes  describing  how  the
       control  should  work, and a state describing whether the behavior as a whole is enabled or disabled.
       The attributes and state for most of these controls are held in the XkbControlsRec structure.

       You can manipulate the Xkb controls individually, via convenience functions, or as a whole. To  treat
       them  as  a  group, modify an XkbControlsRec structure to describe all of the changes to be made, and
       then pass that structure and appropriate  flags  to  an  Xkb  library  function,  or  use  a  XkbCon-trolsChangesRec XkbControlsChangesRec
       trolsChangesRec  to  reduce network traffic. When using a convenience function to manipulate one con-trol control
       trol individually, you do not use an XkbControlsRec structure directly.

       The Xkb controls are grouped as shown in Table 2.


                                                      Table 2 Xkb Keyboard Controls
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type

       Type of Control                                                                     Control Name           Boolean Control?
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Controls ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Controls
       Controls for enabling and disabling other controls                                  EnabledControls        No
                                                                                           AutoReset              No
       Control for bell behavior                                                           AudibleBell            Boolean
       Controls for repeat key behavior                                                    PerKeyRepeat           No
                                                                                           RepeatKeys             Boolean
                                                                                           DetectableAutorepeat   Boolean
       Controls for keyboard overlays                                                      Overlay1               Boolean
                                                                                           Overlay2               Boolean
       Controls for using the mouse from the keyboard                                      MouseKeys              Boolean
                                                                                           MouseKeysAccel         Boolean
       Controls for better keyboard access by                                              AccessXFeedback        Boolean
       physically impaired persons                                                         AccessXKeys            Boolean
                                                                                           AccessXTimeout         Boolean
                                                                                           BounceKeys             Boolean
                                                                                           SlowKeys               Boolean
                                                                                           StickyKeys             Boolean
       Controls for general keyboard mapping                                               GroupsWrap             No
                                                                                           IgnoreGroupLock        Boolean
                                                                                           IgnoreLockMods         No
                                                                                           InternalMods           No

       The individual categories and controls are described first, together with
       functions for manipulating
       them.

       STRUCTURES
              The KeySymMapRec structure is defined as follows:
           #define XkbNumKbdGroups             4
           #define XkbMaxKbdGroup              (XkbNumKbdGroups-1)

           typedef struct {                    /* map to keysyms for a single keycode
       */
               unsigned char       kt_index[XkbNumKbdGroups];  /* key type index for
       each group */
               unsigned char       group_info; /* # of groups and out of range group
       handling */

               unsigned char       width;      /* max # of shift levels for key */
               unsigned short      offset;     /* index to keysym table in syms array
       */
       } XkbSymMapRec, *XkbSymMapPtr;

       The XkbControlsRec structure is defined as follows:

           #define XkbMaxLegalKeyCode     255
           #define XkbPerKeyBitArraySize  ((XkbMaxLegalKeyCode+1)/8)


           typedef struct {
               unsigned char   mk_dflt_btn;      /* default button for keyboard driven
       mouse */
               unsigned char   num_groups;       /* number of keyboard groups */
               unsigned char   groups_wrap;      /* how to wrap out-of-bounds groups */
               XkbModsRec      internal;         /* defines server internal modifiers
       */
               XkbModsRec      ignore_lock;      /* modifiers to ignore when checking
       for grab */
               unsigned int    enabled_ctrls;    /* 1 bit => corresponding boolean
       control enabled */
               unsigned short  repeat_delay;     /* ms delay until first repeat */
               unsigned short  repeat_interval;  /* ms delay between repeats */
               unsigned short  slow_keys_delay;  /* ms minimum time key must be down to
       be ok */
               unsigned short  debounce_delay;   /* ms delay before key reactivated */
               unsigned short  mk_delay;         /* ms delay to second mouse motion
       event */
               unsigned short  mk_interval;      /* ms delay between repeat mouse
       events */
               unsigned short  mk_time_to_max;   /* # intervals until constant mouse
       move */
               unsigned short  mk_max_speed;     /* multiplier for maximum mouse speed
       */
               short           mk_curve;         /* determines mouse move curve type */
               unsigned short  ax_options;       /* 1 bit => Access X option enabled */
               unsigned short  ax_timeout;       /* seconds until Access X disabled */

               unsigned short  axt_opts_mask;    /* 1 bit => options to reset on Access
       X timeout */
               unsigned short  axt_opts_values;  /* 1 bit => turn option on, 0=> off */
               unsigned int    axt_ctrls_mask;   /* which bits in enabled_ctrls to
       modify */
               unsigned int    axt_ctrls_values; /* values for new bits in
       enabled_ctrls */
               unsigned char   per_key_repeat[XkbPerKeyBitArraySize];  /* per key auto
       repeat */
            } XkbControlsRec, *XkbControlsPtr;
       The XkbControlsRec structure is defined as follows:

           #define XkbMaxLegalKeyCode     255
           #define XkbPerKeyBitArraySize  ((XkbMaxLegalKeyCode+1)/8)


           typedef struct {
               unsigned char   mk_dflt_btn;      /* default button for keyboard driven
       mouse */
               unsigned char   num_groups;       /* number of keyboard groups */
               unsigned char   groups_wrap;      /* how to wrap out-of-bounds groups */
               XkbModsRec      internal;         /* defines server internal modifiers
       */
               XkbModsRec      ignore_lock;      /* modifiers to ignore when checking
       for grab */
               unsigned int    enabled_ctrls;    /* 1 bit => corresponding boolean
       control enabled */
               unsigned short  repeat_delay;     /* ms delay until first repeat */
               unsigned short  repeat_interval;  /* ms delay between repeats */
               unsigned short  slow_keys_delay;  /* ms minimum time key must be down to
       be ok */
               unsigned short  debounce_delay;   /* ms delay before key reactivated */
               unsigned short  mk_delay;         /* ms delay to second mouse motion
       event */
               unsigned short  mk_interval;      /* ms delay between repeat mouse
       events */
               unsigned short  mk_time_to_max;   /* # intervals until constant mouse
       move */

               unsigned short  mk_max_speed;     /* multiplier for maximum mouse speed
       */
               short           mk_curve;         /* determines mouse move curve type */
               unsigned short  ax_options;       /* 1 bit => Access X option enabled */
               unsigned short  ax_timeout;       /* seconds until Access X disabled */
               unsigned short  axt_opts_mask;    /* 1 bit => options to reset on Access
       X timeout */
               unsigned short  axt_opts_values;  /* 1 bit => turn option on, 0=> off */
               unsigned int    axt_ctrls_mask;   /* which bits in enabled_ctrls to
       modify */
               unsigned int    axt_ctrls_values; /* values for new bits in
       enabled_ctrls */
               unsigned char   per_key_repeat[XkbPerKeyBitArraySize];  /* per key auto
       repeat */
       XkbChangeTypesOfKey(3), XkbKeyGroupInfo(3), XkbOutOfRangeGroupInfo.(3)
            } XkbControlsRec, *XkbControlsPtr;

       SEE ALSO



X Version 11                                    libX11 1.2.1                              XkbKeyNumGroups(3)

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