NAME

       XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat   -   Determines   whether   or   not   the   server   supports
       DetectableAutoRepeat

SYNOPSIS

       Bool XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat (Display *display, Bool *supported_rtrn);

ARGUMENTS

       - display
              connection to X server

       - supported_rtrn
              backfilled True if DetectableAutoRepeat supported

DESCRIPTION

       Auto-repeat is the generation of multiple key events by a keyboard when the user presses a
       key  and  holds  it  down.  Keyboard hardware and device-dependent X server software often
       implement  auto-repeat  by  generating  multiple  KeyPress  events  with  no   intervening
       KeyRelease  event. The standard behavior of the X server is to generate a KeyRelease event
       for every KeyPress event. If the keyboard hardware and device-dependent software of the  X
       server   implement  auto-repeat  by  generating  multiple  KeyPress  events,  the  device-
       independent part of the X server by default synthetically  generates  a  KeyRelease  event
       after  each KeyPress event. This provides predictable behavior for X clients, but does not
       allow those clients to detect the fact that a key is auto-repeating.

       Xkb allows clients to request detectable auto-repeat.  If a client requests and the server
       supports  DetectableAutoRepeat,  Xkb  generates  KeyRelease  events  only  when the key is
       physically released. If DetectableAutoRepeat is not supported or has not  been  requested,
       the server synthesizes a KeyRelease event for each repeating KeyPress event it generates.

       DetectableAutoRepeat,  unlike  other  controls,  is  not  contained  in the XkbControlsRec
       structure, nor can it be enabled or disabled via the  EnabledControls  control.   Instead,
       query     and    set    DetectableAutoRepeat    using    XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat    and
       XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat.

       DetectableAutoRepeat is a condition that applies to all keyboard devices  for  a  client's
       connection  to a given X server; it cannot be selectively set for some devices and not for
       others. For this reason, none of the Xkb library functions involving  DetectableAutoRepeat
       involve a device specifier.

       XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat    queries    the    server    for   the   current   state   of
       DetectableAutoRepeat and waits for a reply. If supported_rtrn is not  NULL,  it  backfills
       supported_rtrn with True if the server supports DetectableAutoRepeat, and False otherwise.
       XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat returns the  current  state  of  DetectableAutoRepeat  for  the
       requesting client: True if DetectableAutoRepeat is set, and False otherwise.

RETURN VALUES

       True           The XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat function returns True if the server supports
                      DetectableAutoRepeat.

       False          The XkbGetDetectableAutoRepeat function returns False if  the  server  does
                      not support DetectableAutoRepeat.