---
name: "XkbNoteNameChanges"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libx11"
version: "1.8.14-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XkbNoteNameChanges"
---

# XkbNoteNameChanges(3)

Note the changed names in a changes structure

## NAME

XkbNoteNameChanges - Note the changed names in a changes structure

## SYNOPSIS

**void XkbNoteNameChanges** **(XkbNameChangesPtr** *old***,** **XkbNamesNotifyEvent \****new***,** **unsigned int** *wanted***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- *old*

  XkbNameChanges structure to be updated

- *new*

  event from which changes are to be copied

- *wanted*

  types of names for which changes are to be noted

## DESCRIPTION

When your application receives a XkbNamesNotify event, you can note the changed names in a changes structure using *XkbNoteNameChanges.*

The *wanted* parameter is the bitwise inclusive OR of the valid names mask bits shown in Table 1. *XkbNoteNameChanges* copies any changes that are reported in *new* and specified in *wanted* into the changes record specified by *old.*

| | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Table 1 Symbolic Names Masks |
| Mask Bit | Value | Keyboard | Field |
|  |  | Component |
| XkbKeycodesNameMask | (1\<\<0) | Xkb-\>names | keycodes |
| XkbGeometryNameMask | (1\<\<1) | Xkb-\>names | geometry |
| XkbSymbolsNameMask | (1\<\<2) | Xkb-\>names | symbols |
| XkbPhysSymbolsNameMask | (1\<\<3) | Xkb-\>names | phys\_symbols |
| XkbTypesNameMask | (1\<\<4) | Xkb-\>names | type |
| XkbCompatNameMask | (1\<\<5) | Xkb-\>names | compat |
| XkbKeyTypeNamesMask | (1\<\<6) | Xkb-\>map | type\[\*\].name |
| XkbKTLevelNamesMask | (1\<\<7) | Xkb-\>map | type\[\*\].lvl\_names\[\*\] |
| XkbIndicatorNamesMask | (1\<\<8) | Xkb-\>names | indicators\[\*\] |
| XkbKeyNamesMask | (1\<\<9) | Xkb-\>names | keys\[\*\], num\_keys |
| XkbKeyAliasesMask | (1\<\<10) | Xkb-\>names | key\_aliases\[\*\], num\_key\_aliases |
| XkbVirtualModNamesMask | (1\<\<11) | Xkb-\>names | vmods\[\*\] |
| XkbGroupNamesMask | (1\<\<12) | Xkb-\>names | groups\[\*\] |
| XkbRGNamesMask | (1\<\<13) | Xkb-\>names | radio\_groups\[\*\], num\_rg |
| XkbComponentNamesMask | (0x3f) | Xkb-\>names | keycodes, |
|  |  |  | geometry, |
|  |  |  | symbols, |
|  |  |  | physical symbols, |
|  |  |  | types, and |
|  |  |  | compatibility map |
| XkbAllNamesMask | (0x3fff) | Xkb-\>names | all name components |