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NAME

       xcb_grab_button - Grab pointer button(s)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <xcb/xproto.h>

   Request function
       xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_grab_button(xcb_connection_t *conn, uint8_t owner_events,
              xcb_window_t grab_window, uint16_t event_mask, uint8_t pointer_mode,
              uint8_t keyboard_mode, xcb_window_t confine_to, xcb_cursor_t cursor,
              uint8_t button, uint16_t modifiers);

REQUEST ARGUMENTS

       conn      The XCB connection to X11.

       owner_events
                 If 1, the grab_window will still get the pointer events. If 0, events are not
                 reported to the grab_window.

       grab_window
                 Specifies the window on which the pointer should be grabbed.

       event_mask
                 Specifies which pointer events are reported to the client.

                 TODO: which values?

       pointer_mode
                 One of the following values:

                 XCB_GRAB_MODE_SYNC
                           The state of the keyboard appears to freeze: No further keyboard
                           events are generated by the server until the grabbing client issues a
                           releasing AllowEvents request or until the keyboard grab is released.

                 XCB_GRAB_MODE_ASYNC
                           Keyboard event processing continues normally.

       keyboard_mode
                 One of the following values:

                 XCB_GRAB_MODE_SYNC
                           The state of the keyboard appears to freeze: No further keyboard
                           events are generated by the server until the grabbing client issues a
                           releasing AllowEvents request or until the keyboard grab is released.

                 XCB_GRAB_MODE_ASYNC
                           Keyboard event processing continues normally.

       confine_to
                 Specifies the window to confine the pointer in (the user will not be able to
                 move the pointer out of that window).

                 The special value XCB_NONE means don't confine the pointer.

       cursor    Specifies the cursor that should be displayed or XCB_NONE to not change the
                 cursor.

       button    One of the following values:

                 XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_ANY
                           Any of the following (or none):

                 XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_1
                           The left mouse button.

                 XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_2
                           The right mouse button.

                 XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_3
                           The middle mouse button.

                 XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_4
                           Scroll wheel. TODO: direction?

                 XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_5
                           Scroll wheel. TODO: direction?

       modifiers The modifiers to grab.

                 Using the special value XCB_MOD_MASK_ANY means grab the pointer with all
                 possible modifier combinations.

DESCRIPTION

       This request establishes a passive grab. The pointer is actively grabbed as described in
       GrabPointer, the last-pointer-grab time is set to the time at which the button was pressed
       (as transmitted in the ButtonPress event), and the ButtonPress event is reported if all of
       the following conditions are true:

       The pointer is not grabbed and the specified button is logically pressed when the
       specified modifier keys are logically down, and no other buttons or modifier keys are
       logically down.

       The grab-window contains the pointer.

       The confine-to window (if any) is viewable.

       A passive grab on the same button/key combination does not exist on any ancestor of grab-
       window.

       The interpretation of the remaining arguments is the same as for GrabPointer.  The active
       grab is terminated automatically when the logical state of the pointer has all buttons
       released, independent of the logical state of modifier keys. Note that the logical state
       of a device (as seen by means of the protocol) may lag the physical state if device event
       processing is frozen. This request overrides all previous passive grabs by the same client
       on the same button/key combinations on the same window. A modifier of AnyModifier is
       equivalent to issuing the request for all possible modifier combinations (including the
       combination of no modifiers). It is not required that all specified modifiers have
       currently assigned keycodes. A button of AnyButton is equivalent to issuing the request
       for all possible buttons. Otherwise, it is not required that the button specified
       currently be assigned to a physical button.

       An Access error is generated if some other client has already issued a GrabButton request
       with the same button/key combination on the same window.  When using AnyModifier or
       AnyButton, the request fails completely (no grabs are established), and an Access error is
       generated if there is a conflicting grab for any combination. The request has no effect on
       an active grab.

RETURN VALUE

       Returns an xcb_void_cookie_t. Errors (if any) have to be handled in the event loop.

       If you want to handle errors directly with xcb_request_check instead, use
       xcb_grab_button_checked. See xcb-requests(3) for details.

ERRORS

       xcb_access_error_t
                 Another client has already issued a GrabButton with the same button/key
                 combination on the same window.

       xcb_cursor_error_t
                 The specified cursor does not exist.

       xcb_value_error_t
                 TODO: reasons?

       xcb_window_error_t
                 The specified window does not exist.

SEE ALSO

       xcb-requests(3)

AUTHOR

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