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XkbAddSymInterpret(3)

XkbAddSymInterpret3

Add a symbol interpretation to the list of symbol interpretations in an xkbcompatrec

Arguments

xkb

keyboard description to be updated

si

symbol interpretation to be added

updateMap

True=>apply compatibility map to keys

changes

changes are put here

Overview

XkbAddSymInterpret adds si to the list of symbol interpretations in xkb. If updateMap is True, it (re)applies the compatibility map to all of the keys on the keyboard. If changes is non-NULL, it reports the parts of the keyboard that were affected (unless updateMap is True, not much changes). XkbAddSymInterpret returns a pointer to the actual new symbol interpretation in the list or NULL if it failed.

History

  • Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
  • Debian 13 (Trixie)
  • Debian 12 (Bookworm)
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye)
  • Debian 10 (Buster)
  • Debian 9 (Stretch)
  • Debian 8 (Jessie)
  • Debian 7 (Wheezy)
  • Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
  • Debian 5.0 (Lenny)

From libx11 1.8.14-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.