NAME

       XkbSetCompatMap - Modify the server's compatibility map

SYNOPSIS

       Bool   XkbSetCompatMap  (Display  *display,  unsigned  int  which,  XkbDescPtr  xkb,  Bool
              update_actions);

ARGUMENTS

       - display
              connection to server

       - which
              mask of compat map components to set

       - xkb  source for compat map components

       - update_actions
              True => apply to server's keyboard map

DESCRIPTION

       To modify  the  server's  compatibility  map,  first  modify  a  local  copy  of  the  Xkb
       compatibility  map,  then  call XkbSetCompatMap.  You may allocate a new compatibility map
       for this purpose using XkbAllocCompatMap.  You may  also  use  a  compatibility  map  from
       another  server,  although  you  need  to  adjust  the device_spec field in the XkbDescRec
       accordingly. Note that symbol interpretations in a compatibility map ( sym_interpret,  the
       vector of XkbSymInterpretRec structures) are also allocated using this same function.

       XkbSetCompatMap  copies compatibility map information from the keyboard description in xkb
       to the server specified in display device_spec field of xkb.  Unless you have specifically
       modified this field, it is the default keyboard device.  which specifies the compatibility
       map components to be set, and is an inclusive OR of the bits shown in Table 1.

                 Table 1 Compatibility Map Component Masks
       ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       Mask                 Value    Affecting
       ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       XkbSymInterpMask     (1<<0)   Symbol interpretations
       XkbGroupCompatMask   (1<<1)   Group maps
       XkbAllCompatMask     (0x3)    All compatibility map components

       After updating its compatibility map for the specified device, if update_actions is  True,
       the  server  applies  the  new  compatibility map to its entire keyboard for the device to
       generate a new set of key semantics, compatibility state, and a new core keyboard map.  If
       update_actions  is  False,  the  new  compatibility  map  is  not  used  to  generate  any
       modifications to the current device semantics, state, or core keyboard map. One reason for
       not applying the compatibility map immediately would be if one server was being configured
       to match another on a piecemeal basis; the map should not be applied until  everything  is
       updated.  To force an update at a later time, use XkbSetCompatMap specifying which as zero
       and update_actions as True.

       XkbSetCompatMap returns True if successful and  False  if  unsuccessful.  The  server  may
       report  problems  it  encounters  when  processing  the  request subsequently via protocol
       errors.

RETURN VALUES

       True           The XkbSetCompatMap function returns True if successful.

       False          The XkbSetCompatMap function returns False if unsuccessful.

STRUCTURES

       The complete description of an Xkb keyboard is  given  by  an  XkbDescRec.  The  component
       structures in the XkbDescRec represent the major Xkb components.

       typedef struct {
          struct _XDisplay * display;      /∗ connection to X server */
          unsigned short     flags;        /∗ private to Xkb, do not modify */
          unsigned short     device_spec;  /∗ device of interest */
          KeyCode            min_key_code; /∗ minimum keycode for device */
          KeyCode            max_key_code; /∗ maximum keycode for device */
          XkbControlsPtr     ctrls;        /∗ controls */
          XkbServerMapPtr    server;       /∗ server keymap */
          XkbClientMapPtr    map;          /∗ client keymap */
          XkbIndicatorPtr    indicators;   /∗ indicator map */
          XkbNamesPtr        names;        /∗ names for all components */
          XkbCompatMapPtr    compat;       /∗ compatibility map */
          XkbGeometryPtr     geom;         /∗ physical geometry of keyboard */
       } XkbDescRec, *XkbDescPtr;

       The  display  field  points  to  an X display structure. The flags field is private to the
       library: modifying flags may yield unpredictable results. The device_spec field  specifies
       the device identifier of the keyboard input device, or XkbUseCoreKeyboard, which specifies
       the core keyboard device. The min_key_code and max_key_code fields specify the  least  and
       greatest keycode that can be returned by the keyboard.

       Each  structure  component  has a corresponding mask bit that is used in function calls to
       indicate that the structure should be manipulated in some manner, such as allocating it or
       freeing  it. These masks and their relationships to the fields in the XkbDescRec are shown
       in Table 2.

               Table 2 Mask Bits for XkbDescRec
       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
       Mask Bit               XkbDescRec Field   Value
       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
       XkbControlsMask        ctrls              (1L<<0)
       XkbServerMapMask       server             (1L<<1)
       XkbIClientMapMask      map                (1L<<2)
       XkbIndicatorMapMask    indicators         (1L<<3)
       XkbNamesMask           names              (1L<<4)
       XkbCompatMapMask       compat             (1L<<5)
       XkbGeometryMask        geom               (1L<<6)
       XkbAllComponentsMask   All Fields         (0x7f)

       The XkbSymInterpretRec structure specifies a symbol interpretation:

           typedef struct {
               KeySym        sym;         /∗ keysym of interest or NULL */
               unsigned char flags;       /∗ XkbSI_AutoRepeat, XkbSI_LockingKey */
               unsigned char match;       /∗ specifies how mods is interpreted */
               unsigned char mods;        /∗ modifier bits, correspond to eight real modifiers */
               unsigned char virtual_mod; /∗ 1 modifier to add to key virtual mod map */
               XkbAnyAction  act;         /∗ action to bind to symbol position on key */
           } XkbSymInterpretRec,*XkbSymInterpretPtr;

SEE ALSO

       XkbAllocCompatMap(3)