XkbFindOverlayForKey(3)

XkbFindOverlayForKey3

Find the alternate name by using the primary name for a key that is part of an overlay

Usage

char * XkbFindOverlayForKey (XkbGeometryPtr geom, XkbSectionPtr section, _Xconst char *under);

Arguments

geom

geometry that contains the section

section

section to be searched for matching keys

under

primary name of the key to be considered

Overview

Keys that can generate multiple keycodes may be associated with multiple names. Such keys have a primary name and an alternate name.

XkbFindOverlayForKey uses the primary name of the key, under, to look up the alternate name, which it returns.

Releases

10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 9 times.

  1. 5.0
  2. 6.0
  3. 7
  4. 8
  5. 9
  6. 10
  7. 11
  8. 12
  9. 13
  10. Arch

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