XkbSetNames

Section: XKB FUNCTIONS (3)
Updated: libX11 1.3
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NAME

XkbSetNames - Change the symbolic names in the server  

SYNOPSIS

Bool XkbSetNames (Display *dpy, unsigned int which, unsigned int first_type, unsigned int num_types, XkbDescPtr xkb);
     
 

ARGUMENTS

- dpy
connection to the X server
- which
mask of names or map components to be changed
- first_type
first type whose name is to be changed
- num_types
number of types for which names are to be changed
- xkb
keyboard description from which names are to be taken
 

DESCRIPTION

To change the symbolic names in the server, first modify a local copy of the keyboard description and then use either XkbSetNames, or, to save network traffic, use a XkbNameChangesRecstructure and call XkbChangeNames to download the changes to the server. XkbSetNames and XkbChangeNames can generate BadAlloc, BadAtom, BadLength, BadMatch, and BadImplementation errors.

Use XkbSetNames to change many names at the same time. For each bit set in which, XkbSetNames takes the corresponding value (or values in the case of arrays) from the keyboard description xkb and sends it to the server.

The first_type and num_types arguments are used only if XkbKeyTypeNamesMask or XkbKTLevelNamesMask is set in which and specify a subset of the types for which the corresponding names are to be changed. If either or both of these mask bits are set but the specified types are illegal, XkbSetNames returns False and does not update any of the names specified in which. The specified types are illegal if xkb does not include a map component or if first_type and num_types specify types that are not defined in the keyboard description.  

STRUCTURES

The XkbNameChangesRec allows applications to identify small modifications to the symbolic names and effectively reduces the amount of traffic sent to the server:


    typedef struct _XkbNameChanges {
        unsigned int   changed;          /* name components that have changed */
        unsigned char  first_type;       /* first key type with a new name */
        unsigned char  num_types;        /* number of types with new names */
        unsigned char  first_lvl;        /* first key type with new level names 
*/
        unsigned char  num_lvls;         /* number of key types with new level 
names */
        unsigned char  num_aliases;      /* if key aliases changed, total number 
of key aliases */
        unsigned char  num_rg;           /* if radio groups changed, total 
number of radio groups */
        unsigned char  first_key;        /* first key with a new name */
        unsigned char  num_keys;         /* number of keys with new names */
        unsigned short changed_vmods;    /* mask of virtual modifiers for which 
names have changed */
        unsigned long  changed_indicators; /* mask of indicators for which names 
were changed */
        unsigned char  changed_groups;     /* mask of groups for which names 
were changed */
    } XkbNameChangesRec, *XkbNameChangesPtr
    
The changed field specifies the name components that have changed and is the bitwise inclusive OR of the valid names mask bits defined in Table 1. The rest of the fields in the structure specify the ranges that have changed for the various kinds of symbolic names, as shown in Table 2.

Xkb provides several functions that work with symbolic names. Each of these functions uses a mask to specify individual fields of the structures described above. These masks and their relationships to the fields in a keyboard description are shown in Table 1.

Table 1 Symbolic Names Masks

Mask BitValueKeyboardField
Component

XkbKeycodesNameMask(1<<0)Xkb->nameskeycodes
XkbGeometryNameMask(1<<1)Xkb->namesgeometry
XkbSymbolsNameMask(1<<2)Xkb->namessymbols
XkbPhysSymbolsNameMask(1<<3)Xkb->namesphys_symbols
XkbTypesNameMask(1<<4)Xkb->namestype
XkbCompatNameMask(1<<5)Xkb->namescompat
XkbKeyTypeNamesMask(1<<6)Xkb->maptype[*].name
XkbKTLevelNamesMask(1<<7)Xkb->maptype[*].lvl_names[*]
XkbIndicatorNamesMask(1<<8)Xkb->namesindicators[*]
XkbKeyNamesMask(1<<9)Xkb->nameskeys[*], num_keys
XkbKeyAliasesMask(1<<10)Xkb->nameskey_aliases[*], num_key_aliases
XkbVirtualModNamesMask(1<<11)Xkb->namesvmods[*]
XkbGroupNamesMask(1<<12)Xkb->namesgroups[*]
XkbRGNamesMask(1<<13)Xkb->namesradio_groups[*], num_rg
XkbComponentNamesMask(0x3f)Xkb->nameskeycodes,
geometry,
symbols,
physical symbols,
types, and
compatibility map
XkbAllNamesMask(0x3fff)Xkb->namesall name components

Table 2 XkbNameChanges Fields

MaskFieldsComponentField

XkbKeyTypeNamesMaskfirst_type,Xkb->maptype[*].name
num_types
XkbKTLevelNamesMaskfirst_lvl,Xkb->maptype[*].lvl_names[*]
num_lvls
XkbKeyAliasesMasknum_aliasesXkb->nameskey_aliases[*]
XkbRGNamesMasknum_rgXkb->namesradio_groups[*]
XkbKeyNamesMaskfirst_key,Xkb->nameskeys[*]
num_keys
XkbVirtualModNamesMaskchanged_vmodsXkb->namesvmods[*]
XkbIndicatorNamesMaskchanged_indicatorsXkb->namesindicators[*]
XkbGroupNamesMaskchanged_groupsXkb->namesgroups[*]
 

DIAGNOSTICS

BadAlloc
Unable to allocate storage
BadAtom
A name is neither a valid Atom or None
BadImplementation
Invalid reply from server
BadLength
The length of a request is shorter or longer than that required to minimally contain the arguments
BadMatch
A compatible version of Xkb was not available in the server or an argument has correct type and range, but is otherwise invalid
 

SEE ALSO

XkbChangeNames(3)