XkbSetIndicatorMap - Man Page

Downloads the changes to the server based on modifications to a local copy of the keyboard description which will update the maps for one or more indicators

Synopsis

Bool XkbSetIndicatorMap (Display *dpy, unsigned int which, XkbDescPtr desc);

Arguments

dpy

connection to the X server

which

mask of indicators to change

desc

keyboard description from which the maps are taken

Description

This section discusses the effects of explicitly changing indicators depending  upon different settings in the indicator map. See Tables 1 and Table 2 for  information on the effects of the indicator map fields when explicit changes are  made.

Table 1 XkbIndicatorMapRec which_groups and groups,
Indicator Drives Keyboard
which_groupsNew StateEffect on Keyboard Group State
XkbIM_UseNoneOn or OffNo effect
XkbIM_UseBaseOn or OffNo effect
XkbIM_UseLatchedOnThe groups field is treated as a group mask. The keyboard group latch is changed  to the lowest numbered  group specified in groups; if groups is empty, the  keyboard group latch is  changed to zero.
XkbIM_UseLatchedOffThe groups field is treated as a group mask. If the indicator is explicitly  extinguished, keyboard group  latch is changed to the lowest numbered group not specified in groups; if groups  is zero, the keyboard  group latch is set to the index of the highest legal keyboard group.
XkbIM_UseLocked or
XkbIM_UseEffectiveOnIf the groups mask is empty, group is not changed; otherwise, the locked  keyboard group is changed to the  lowest numbered group specified in groups.
XkbIM_UseLocked or
XkbIM_UseEffectiveOffLocked keyboard group is changed to the lowest numbered group that is not  specified in the groups mask, or  to Group1 if the groups mask contains all keyboard groups.
Table 2 XkbIndicatorMapRec which_mods and mods,
Indicator Drives Keyboard
which_modsNew StateEffect on Keyboard Modifiers
XkbIM_UseNone or
XkbIM_UseBaseOn or OffNo Effect
XkbIM_UseLatchedOnAny modifiers specified in the mask field of mods are added to the latched  modifiers.
XkbIM_UseLatchedOffAny modifiers specified in the mask field of mods are removed from the latched  modifiers.
XkbIM_UseLocked,
XkbIM_UseCompat, or
XkbIM_UseEffectiveOnAny modifiers specified in the mask field of mods are added to the locked  modifiers.
XkbIM_UseLockedOffAny modifiers specified in the mask field of mods are removed from the locked  modifiers.
XkbIM_UseCompat or
XkbIM_UseEffectiveOffAny modifiers specified in the mask field of mods are removed from both the  locked and latched modifiers.

If XkbIM_LEDDrivesKB is set and XkbIM_NoExplicit is not, and if you call a  function that updates the server's image of the indicator map (such as XkbSetIndicatorMap or XkbSetNamedIndicator), Xkb changes the keyboard state and controls to reflect the other fields of the indicator map. If you attempt to explicitly change the value of an indicator for  which XkbIM_LEDDrivesKB is absent or for which XkbIM_NoExplicit is present,  keyboard state or controls are unaffected.
 If neither XkbIM_NoAutomatic nor XkbIM_NoExplicit is set in an indicator map,  Xkb honors any request to change the state of the indicator, but the new state  might be immediately superseded by automatic changes to the indicator state if  the keyboard state or controls change.

The effects of changing an indicator that drives the keyboard are cumulative; it  is possible for a single change to affect keyboard group, modifiers, and  controls simultaneously.

If you change an indicator for which both the XkbIM_LEDDrivesKB and  XkbIM_NoAutomatic flags are specified, Xkb applies the keyboard changes  specified in the other indicator map fields and changes the indicator to reflect  the state that was explicitly requested. The indicator remains in the new state  until it is explicitly changed again.

If the XkbIM_NoAutomatic flag is not set and XkbIM_LEDDrivesKB is set, Xkb  applies the changes specified in the other indicator map fields and sets the  state of the indicator to the values specified by the indicator map. Note that  it is possible in this case for the indicator to end up in a different state  than the one that was explicitly requested. For example, Xkb does not extinguish  an indicator with which_mods of XkbIM_UseBase and mods of Shift if, at the time Xkb processes the request to extinguish the indicator,  one of the Shift keys is physically depressed.

If you explicitly light an indicator for which XkbIM_LEDDrivesKB is set, Xkb  enables all of the boolean controls specified in the ctrls field of its indicator map. Explicitly extinguishing such an indicator causes  Xkb to disable all of the boolean controls specified in ctrls.

For each bit set in the which parameter, XkbSetIndicatorMap sends the corresponding indicator map from the desc parameter to the server.

See Also

XkbSetNamedIndicator(3)

Info

libX11 1.8.7 X Version 11 XKB FUNCTIONS