Retrieves one or more components of a keyboard device description
XkbDescPtr XkbGetKeyboard (\^Display *display\^, unsigned int which\^, unsigned int device_spec\^);
display
connection to the X server
device_spec
device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd
bits_to_change
determines events to be selected / deselected
values_for_bits
1=>select, 0->deselect; for events in bits_to_change
XkbGetKeyboard allocates and returns a pointer to a keyboard description. It queries the server for those components specified in the which parameter for device device_spec and copies the results to the XkbDescRec it allocated. The remaining fields in the keyboard description are set to NULL. The valid masks for which are those listed in Table 1.
| Table 1 Mask Bits for XkbDescRec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mask Bit | XkbDescRec Field | Value |
| XkbControlsMask | ctrls | (1L<<0) |
| XkbServerMapMask | server | (1L<<1) |
| XkbIClientMapMask | map | (1L<<2) |
| XkbIndicatorMapMask | indicators | (1L<<3) |
| XkbNamesMask | names | (1L<<4) |
| XkbCompatMapMask | compat | (1L<<5) |
| XkbGeometryMask | geom | (1L<<6) |
| XkbAllComponentsMask | All Fields | (1L<<7) |
XkbGetKeyboard is used to read the current description for one or more components of a keyboard device. It calls XkbGetKeyboardByName as follows:
XkbGetKeyboardByName(dpy, device_spec, NULL, which, which, False).
BadAlloc
Unable to allocate storage