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NAME
XkbGetSlowKeysDelay - Gets the SlowKeys acceptance delay for a keyboard device
SYNOPSIS
Bool XkbGetSlowKeysDelay (Display *display, unsigned int device_spec, unsigned int
*delay_rtrn);
ARGUMENTS
display
connection to X server
device_spec
device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd
delay_rtrn
backfilled with SlowKeys delay, ms
DESCRIPTION
Some users may accidentally bump keys while moving a hand or typing stick toward the key
they want. Usually, the keys that are accidentally bumped are just hit for a very short
period of time. The SlowKeys control helps filter these accidental bumps by telling the
server to wait a specified period, called the SlowKeys acceptance delay, before delivering
key events. If the key is released before this period elapses, no key events are
generated. Users can then bump any number of keys on their way to the one they want
without accidentally getting those characters. Once they have reached the key they want,
they can then hold the desired key long enough for the computer to accept it. SlowKeys is
a boolean control with one configurable attribute.
When the SlowKeys control is active, the server reports the initial key press, subsequent
acceptance or rejection, and release of any key to interested clients by sending an
appropriate AccessXNotify event (see section 10.6.4).
The server can generate XkbAccessXNotify events for some of the global keyboard controls.
The detail field describes what AccessX event just occurred and can be any of the values
in Table 1. The server can generate XkbAccessXNotify events for some of the global
keyboard controls. The detail field describes what AccessX event just occurred and can be
any of the values in Table 1.
Table 1 AccessXNotify Events
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detail Reason
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XkbAXN_SKPress A key was pressed when SlowKeys was
enabled.
XkbAXN_SKAccept A key was accepted (held longer than the
SlowKeys delay).
XkbAXN_SKRelease An accepted SlowKeys key was released.
XkbAXN_SKReject A key was rejected (released before the
SlowKeys delay expired).
XkbAXN_BKAccept A key was accepted by BounceKeys.
XkbAXN_BKReject A key was rejected (pressed before the
BounceKeys delay expired).
XkbAXN_AXKWarning AccessXKeys is about to turn on/off
StickyKeys or BounceKeys.
The keycode field reports the keycode of the key for which the event occurred. If the
action is related to SlowKeys, the slowKeysDelay field contains the current SlowKeys
acceptance delay. If the action is related to BounceKeys, the debounceDelay field contains
the current BounceKeys debounce delay.
Selecting for AccessX Events
To receive XkbAccessXNotify events under all possible conditions, use XkbSelectEvents and
pass XkbAccesXNotifyMask in both bits_to_change and values_for_bits.
To receive XkbStateNotify events only under certain conditions, use XkbSelectEventDetails
using XkbAccessXNotify as the event_type and specifying the desired state changes in
bits_to_change and values_for_bits using mask bits from Table 2.
Table 2 AccessXNotify Event Details
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XkbAccessXNotify Event Details Value Circumstances
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XkbAXN_SKPressMask (1<<0) Slow key press notification
wanted
XkbAXN_SKAcceptMask (1<<1) Slow key accept notification
wanted
XkbAXN_SKRejectMask (1<<2) Slow key reject notification
wanted
XkbAXN_SKReleaseMask (1<<3) Slow key release notification
wanted
XkbAXN_BKAcceptMask (1<<4) Bounce key accept notification
wanted
XkbAXN_BKRejectMask (1<<5) Bounce key reject notification
wanted
XkbAXN_AXKWarningMask (1<<6) AccessX warning notification
wanted
XkbAllAccessXEventsMask (0x7f) All AccessX features
notifications wanted
XkbGetSlowKeysDelay requests the attributes of the SlowKeys control from the server, waits
for a reply and backfills delay_rtrn with the SlowKeys delay attribute.
XkbGetSlowKeysDelay returns True if successful; , XkbGetSlowKeysDelay returns False.
RETURN VALUES
True The XkbGetSlowKeysDelay function returns True if the request of the
Slowkeys control from the server was successful.
False The XkbGetSlowKeysDelay function returns False if a compatible version of
the Xkb extension is not available in the server.
STRUCTURES
The structure for the XkbAccessXNotify event type is as follows:
typedef struct {
int type; /* Xkb extension base event code */
unsigned long serial; /* X server serial number for event */
Bool send_event; /* True => synthetically generated */
Display * display; /* server connection where event generated */
Time time; /* server time when event generated */
int xkb_type; /* XkbAccessXNotify */
int device; /* Xkb device ID, will not be XkbUseCoreKbd */
int detail; /* XkbAXN_* */
KeyCode keycode; /* key of event */
int slowKeysDelay; /* current SlowKeys delay */
int debounceDelay; /* current debounce delay */
} XkbAccessXNotifyEvent;