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XkbSelectEventDetails(3)	  XKB FUNCTIONS 	XkbSelectEventDetails(3)

NAME
     XkbSelectEventDetails  -  Selects or deselects for a specific Xkb event and
     optionally places conditions on when events of that type  are  reported  to
     your client

SYNOPSIS
     Bool XkbSelectEventDetails (Display *display, unsigned int device_spec, un-
	    signed  int  event_type,  unsigned long int bits_to_change, unsigned
	    long int values_for_bits);

ARGUMENTS
     display
	    connection to the X server

     device_spec
	    device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd

     event_type
	    Xkb event type of interest

     bits_to_change
	    determines events to be selected / deselected

     values_for_bits
	    1=>select, 0->deselect; for events in bits_to_change

DESCRIPTION
     Xkb events are selected using an event mask, much the same as normal core X
     events are selected. However, unlike selecting core  X  events,  where  you
     must  specify the selection status (on or off) for all possible event types
     whenever you wish to change the selection criteria for any one  event,  Xkb
     allows  you  to restrict the specification to only the event types you wish
     to change. This means that you do not need to remember the event  selection
     values for all possible types each time you want to change one of them.

     Many  Xkb	event types are generated under several different circumstances.
     When selecting to receive an Xkb event, you may  specify  either  that  you
     want  it  delivered  under all circumstances, or that you want it delivered
     only for a subset of the possible circumstances.

     You can also deselect an event type that was previously selected for, using
     the same granularity.

     Xkb provides two functions to select and deselect delivery of  Xkb  events.
     XkbSelectEvents  allows you to select or deselect delivery of more than one
     Xkb event type at once. Events selected using XkbSelectEvents are delivered
     to your program under all circumstances that generate the events.	 To  re-
     strict  delivery  of  an event to a subset of the conditions under which it
     occurs, use XkbSelectEventDetails. XkbSelectEventDetails only allows you to
     change the selection conditions for a single event at a time, but	it  pro-
     vides a means of fine-tuning the conditions under which the event is deliv-
     ered.

     To  select or deselect for a specific Xkb event and optionally place condi-
     tions on when events of that type are reported to your client,  use  XkbSe-
     lectEventDetails.	 This allows you to exercise a finer granularity of con-
     trol over delivery of Xkb events with XkbSelectEvents.

     While  XkbSelectEvents  allows  multiple  events  to  be  selected,  XkbSe-
     lectEventDetails  changes	the  selection criteria for a single type of Xkb
     event. The interpretation of the bits_to_change and  values_for_bits  masks
     depends on the event type in question.

     XkbSelectEventDetails changes the Xkb event selection mask for the keyboard
     specified	by  device_spec  and  the Xkb event specified by event_type.  To
     turn on event selection for an event detail, set the bit for the detail  in
     the  bits_to_change  parameter  and  set  the corresponding bit in the val-
     ues_for_bits parameter. To turn off event detail selection  for  a  detail,
     set  the  bit for the detail in the bits_to_change parameter and do not set
     the corresponding bit in the values_for_bits parameter.

     If an invalid event type is specified, a BadValue protocol  error	results.
     If  a bit is not set in the bits_to_change parameter, but the corresponding
     bit is set in the values_for_bits parameter, a BadMatch protocol error  re-
     sults.  If an undefined bit is set in either the bits_to_change or the val-
     ues_for_bits parameter, a BadValue protocol error results.

     For each type of Xkb event, the legal event details that you can specify in
     the XkbSelectEventDetails request are listed in the chapters that	describe
     each event in detail.

DIAGNOSTICS
     BadMatch	    A  compatible version of Xkb was not available in the server
		    or an argument has correct type and range, but is  otherwise
		    invalid

     BadValue	    An argument is out of range

SEE ALSO
     XkbSelectEvents(3), XkbUseCoreKbd(3)

X Version 11			  libX11 1.8.13 	XkbSelectEventDetails(3)

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