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XCHANGEKEYBOARDDEVIC(3)				       XCHANGEKEYBOARDDEVIC(3)

NAME
       XChangeKeyboardDevice - change which device is used as the X keyboard

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<X11/extensions/XInput.h>

       Status XChangeKeyboardDevice( Display *display,
				     XDevice *device);

       display
	      Specifies	the connection to the X	server.

       device
	      Specifies	the device to be used as the X keyboard.

DESCRIPTION
	   The XChangeKeyboardDevice request causes the	server to use the
	   specified device as the X keyboard. The device must have been
	   previously opened by	the requesting client via XOpenDevice or a
	   BadDevice error will	result.	The device must	support	input
	   class Keys, or a BadMatch error will	result.	If the server
	   implementation does not support using the requested device as
	   the X keyboard, a BadDevice error will result.

	   If the specified device is grabbed by another client,
	   AlreadyGrabbed is returned. If the specified	device is frozen
	   by a	grab on	another	device,	GrabFrozen is returned.	If the
	   request is successful, Success is returned.

	   If the request succeeds, a ChangeDeviceNotify event is sent to
	   all clients that have selected that event. A	MappingNotify
	   event with request =	MappingKeyboard	is sent	to all clients.
	   The specified device	becomes	the X keyboard and the old X
	   keyboard becomes accessible through the input extension
	   protocol requests.

	   XChangeKeyboardDevice can generate a	BadDevice or a BadMatch
	   error.

DIAGNOSTICS
	   BadDevice
		  An invalid device was	specified. The specified device
		  does not exist, has not been opened by this client via
		  XOpenInputDevice, or is already one of the core X device
		  (pointer or keyboard). This error may	also occur if the
		  server implementation	does not support using the
		  specified device as the X keyboard.

	   BadMatch
		  This error may occur if an XChangeKeyboardDevice request
		  was made specifying a	device that has	no keys.

SEE ALSO
	   XChangePointerDevice(3)

				  05/04/2023	       XCHANGEKEYBOARDDEVIC(3)

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