XkbGetState3
Obtains the keyboard state
Usage
Status XkbGetState
(Display
*display,
unsigned
int
device_spec,
XkbStatePtr
state_return);
Arguments
- display
-
connection to the X server
- device_spec
-
device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd
- state_return
-
backfilled with Xkb state
Overview
The XkbGetState function queries the server for the current keyboard state, waits for a reply, and then backfills state_return with the results.
All group values are expressed as group indices in the range [0..3]. Modifiers and the compatibility modifier state values are expressed as the bitwise union of the core X11 modifier masks. The pointer button state is reported as in the core X11 protocol.
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)