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XkbKeyNumGroups(3)		  XKB FUNCTIONS 	      XkbKeyNumGroups(3)

NAME
     XkbKeyNumGroups  - Returns the number of groups of symbols bound to the key
     corresponding to keycode

SYNOPSIS
     int XkbKeyNumGroups (XkbDescPtr xkb, KeyCode keycode);

ARGUMENTS
     xkb    Xkb description of interest

     keycode
	    keycode of interest

DESCRIPTION
     The group_info field of an XkbSymMapRec is an encoded value containing  the
     number  of  groups of symbols bound to the key as well as the specification
     of the treatment of out-of-range groups. It is legal for a key to have zero
     groups, in which case it also has zero symbols and all events from that key
     yield NoSymbol.  To obtain the number of groups of  symbols  bound  to  the
     key,  use	XkbKeyNumGroups.  To change the number of groups bound to a key,
     use XkbChangeTypesOfKey.  To obtain a mask that determines the treatment of
     out-of-range groups, use XkbKeyGroupInfo and XkbOutOfRangeGroupInfo.

     The keyboard controls contain a groups_wrap field specifying  the	handling
     of illegal groups on a global basis. That is, when the user performs an ac-
     tion  causing  the  effective  group  to  go  out	of  the legal range, the
     groups_wrap field specifies how to normalize the effective  keyboard  group
     to a group that is legal for the keyboard as a whole, but there is no guar-
     antee  that  the  normalized group will be within the range of legal groups
     for any individual key. The per-key group_info field specifies  how  a  key
     treats  a	legal  effective group if the key does not have a type specified
     for the group of concern. For example, the Enter key usually has  just  one
     group  defined.  If the user performs an action causing the global keyboard
     group to change to Group2, the group_info field for the Enter key describes
     how to handle this situation.

     Out-of-range groups for individual keys are mapped to a legal  group  using
     the same options as are used for the overall keyboard group. The particular
     type  of mapping used is controlled by the bits set in the group_info flag,
     as shown in Table 1.
	Table 1 group_info Range Normalization
     ----------------------------------------------
     Bits set in group_info   Normalization method
     ----------------------------------------------
     XkbRedirectIntoRange     XkbRedirectIntoRange
     XkbClampIntoRange	      XkbClampIntoRange
     none of the above	      XkbWrapIntoRange

     The Xkb extension is composed of two  parts:  a  server  extension,  and  a
     client-side  X library extension.	This chapter discusses functions used to
     modify controls effecting the behavior of the server portion of the Xkb ex-
     tension. X Library Controls discusses functions  used  to	modify	controls
     that affect only the behavior of the client portion of the extension; those
     controls are known as Library Controls.

     Xkb  contains  control  features  that affect the entire keyboard, known as
     global keyboard controls. Some of the controls may be  selectively  enabled
     and  disabled;  these  controls are known as the Boolean Controls.  Boolean
     Controls can be turned on or off under program control and can also be  au-
     tomatically  set to an on or off condition when a client program exits. The
     remaining controls, known as the Non-Boolean Controls, are  always  active.
     The  XkbControlsRec  structure  describes	the current state of most of the
     global controls and the attributes effecting the behavior of each of  these
     Xkb features. This chapter describes the Xkb controls and how to manipulate
     them.

     There are two possible components for each of the Boolean Controls: attrib-
     utes describing how the control should work, and a state describing whether
     the  behavior  as a whole is enabled or disabled.	The attributes and state
     for most of these controls are held in the XkbControlsRec structure.

     You can manipulate the Xkb controls  individually,  via  convenience  func-
     tions,  or  as  a whole. To treat them as a group, modify an XkbControlsRec
     structure to describe all of the changes to be made,  and	then  pass  that
     structure	and  appropriate flags to an Xkb library function, or use a Xkb-
     ControlsChangesRec to reduce network  traffic.  When  using  a  convenience
     function  to manipulate one control individually, you do not use an XkbCon-
     trolsRec structure directly.

     The Xkb controls are grouped as shown in Table 2.
		     Table 2 Xkb Keyboard Controls
     ---------------------------------------------------------------
     Type of Control	    Control Name	   Boolean Control?
     ---------------------------------------------------------------
     Controls for en-	    EnabledControls	   No
     abling and disabling   AutoReset		   No
     other controls
     ---------------------------------------------------------------
     Control for bell be-   AudibleBell 	   Boolean
     havior
     ---------------------------------------------------------------
     Controls for repeat    PerKeyRepeat	   No
     key behavior	    RepeatKeys		   Boolean
			    DetectableAutorepeat   Boolean
     ---------------------------------------------------------------
     Controls for	    Overlay1		   Boolean
     keyboard overlays	    Overlay2		   Boolean
     ---------------------------------------------------------------
     Controls for using     MouseKeys		   Boolean
     the mouse from the     MouseKeysAccel	   Boolean
     keyboard
     ---------------------------------------------------------------
			    AccessXFeedback	   Boolean
     Controls for better    AccessXKeys 	   Boolean
     keyboard access by     AccessXTimeout	   Boolean
     physically impaired    BounceKeys		   Boolean
     persons		    SlowKeys		   Boolean
			    StickyKeys		   Boolean
     ---------------------------------------------------------------
			    GroupsWrap		   No
     Controls for general   IgnoreGroupLock	   Boolean
     keyboard mapping	    IgnoreLockMods	   No
			    InternalMods	   No
     ---------------------------------------------------------------

     The individual categories and controls are described first,  together  with
     functions for manipulating them.

STRUCTURES
     The KeySymMapRec structure is defined as follows:

	 #define XkbNumKbdGroups	     4
	 #define XkbMaxKbdGroup 	     (XkbNumKbdGroups-1)

	 typedef struct {		     /* map to keysyms for a single keycode */
	     unsigned char	 kt_index[XkbNumKbdGroups];  /* key type index for each group */
	     unsigned char	 group_info; /* # of groups and out of range group handling */
	     unsigned char	 width;      /* max # of shift levels for key */
	     unsigned short	 offset;     /* index to keysym table in syms array */
	 } XkbSymMapRec, *XkbSymMapPtr;

     The XkbControlsRec structure is defined as follows:

	 #define XkbMaxLegalKeyCode	255
	 #define XkbPerKeyBitArraySize	((XkbMaxLegalKeyCode+1)/8)

	 typedef struct {
	     unsigned char   mk_dflt_btn;      /* default button for keyboard driven mouse */
	     unsigned char   num_groups;       /* number of keyboard groups */
	     unsigned char   groups_wrap;      /* how to wrap out-of-bounds groups */
	     XkbModsRec      internal;	       /* defines server internal modifiers */
	     XkbModsRec      ignore_lock;      /* modifiers to ignore when checking for grab */
	     unsigned int    enabled_ctrls;    /* 1 bit => corresponding boolean control enabled */
	     unsigned short  repeat_delay;     /* ms delay until first repeat */
	     unsigned short  repeat_interval;  /* ms delay between repeats */
	     unsigned short  slow_keys_delay;  /* ms minimum time key must be down to be ok */
	     unsigned short  debounce_delay;   /* ms delay before key reactivated */
	     unsigned short  mk_delay;	       /* ms delay to second mouse motion event */
	     unsigned short  mk_interval;      /* ms delay between repeat mouse events */
	     unsigned short  mk_time_to_max;   /* # intervals until constant mouse move */
	     unsigned short  mk_max_speed;     /* multiplier for maximum mouse speed */
	     short	     mk_curve;	       /* determines mouse move curve type */
	     unsigned short  ax_options;       /* 1 bit => Access X option enabled */
	     unsigned short  ax_timeout;       /* seconds until Access X disabled */
	     unsigned short  axt_opts_mask;    /* 1 bit => options to reset on Access X timeout */
	     unsigned short  axt_opts_values;  /* 1 bit => turn option on, 0=> off */
	     unsigned int    axt_ctrls_mask;   /* which bits in enabled_ctrls to modify */
	     unsigned int    axt_ctrls_values; /* values for new bits in enabled_ctrls */
	     unsigned char   per_key_repeat[XkbPerKeyBitArraySize];  /* per key auto repeat */
	  } XkbControlsRec, *XkbControlsPtr;

     The XkbControlsRec structure is defined as follows:

	 #define XkbMaxLegalKeyCode	255
	 #define XkbPerKeyBitArraySize	((XkbMaxLegalKeyCode+1)/8)

	 typedef struct {
	     unsigned char   mk_dflt_btn;      /* default button for keyboard driven mouse */
	     unsigned char   num_groups;       /* number of keyboard groups */
	     unsigned char   groups_wrap;      /* how to wrap out-of-bounds groups */
	     XkbModsRec      internal;	       /* defines server internal modifiers */
	     XkbModsRec      ignore_lock;      /* modifiers to ignore when checking for grab */
	     unsigned int    enabled_ctrls;    /* 1 bit => corresponding booleancontrol enabled */
	     unsigned short  repeat_delay;     /* ms delay until first repeat */
	     unsigned short  repeat_interval;  /* ms delay between repeats */
	     unsigned short  slow_keys_delay;  /* ms minimum time key must be down to be ok */
	     unsigned short  debounce_delay;   /* ms delay before key reactivated */
	     unsigned short  mk_delay;	       /* ms delay to second mouse motion event */
	     unsigned short  mk_interval;      /* ms delay between repeat mouse events */
	     unsigned short  mk_time_to_max;   /* # intervals until constant mouse move */
	     unsigned short  mk_max_speed;     /* multiplier for maximum mouse speed */
	     short	     mk_curve;	       /* determines mouse move curve type */
	     unsigned short  ax_options;       /* 1 bit => Access X option enabled */
	     unsigned short  ax_timeout;       /* seconds until Access X disabled */
	     unsigned short  axt_opts_mask;    /* 1 bit => options to reset on Access X timeout */
	     unsigned short  axt_opts_values;  /* 1 bit => turn option on, 0=> off */
	     unsigned int    axt_ctrls_mask;   /* which bits in enabled_ctrls to modify */
	     unsigned int    axt_ctrls_values; /* values for new bits in enabled_ctrls */
	     unsigned char   per_key_repeat[XkbPerKeyBitArraySize];  /* per key auto repeat */
	  } XkbControlsRec, *XkbControlsPtr;

SEE ALSO
     XkbChangeTypesOfKey(3), XkbKeyGroupInfo(3), XkbOutOfRangeGroupInfo.(3)

X Version 11			  libX11 1.8.13 	      XkbKeyNumGroups(3)

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