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authorPeter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>2009-06-02 12:18:58 +1000
committerPeter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>2009-06-02 13:25:49 +1000
commitd0be870ee7798deb8cb50cdf350892c9dfc64538 (patch)
treeab449f676b178fd1a603ba5b74a301ee4b38e78f /man
parent8439d93ef77a934fab171ff9385277f3f2f46213 (diff)
Add XI2 property man pages.
Signed-off-by: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'man')
-rw-r--r--man/Makefile.am10
-rw-r--r--man/XIChangeProperty.txt227
-rw-r--r--man/XIListProperties.txt54
3 files changed, 289 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
index 81db8f8..edcb745 100644
--- a/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/man/Makefile.am
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ XI2_manpages = \
XISelectEvents.txt \
XISetClientPointer.txt \
XISetFocus.txt \
- XIWarpPointer.txt
+ XIWarpPointer.txt \
+ XIListProperties.txt \
+ XIChangeProperty.txt
libman_txt = \
XAllowDeviceEvents.txt \
@@ -83,7 +85,9 @@ XI2_refpages = \
XIUngrabFocusIn.man \
XIGetClientPointer.man \
XIGetFocus.man \
- XIGetSelectedEvents.man
+ XIGetSelectedEvents.man \
+ XIDeleteProperty.man \
+ XIGetProperty.man
libman_ref = \
XGetDeviceDontPropagateList.man \
@@ -133,6 +137,8 @@ XIUngrabButton.man XIGrabKeysym.man XIUngrabKeysym.man: XIGrabButton.man
XIGetClientPointer.man: XISetClientPointer.man
XIGetFocus.man: XISetFocus.man
XIUngrabDevice.man: XIGrabDevice.man
+XIGetProperty.man: XIChangeProperty.man
+XIDeleteProperty.man: XIChangeProperty.man
# Strings to replace in man pages
XORGRELSTRING = $(PACKAGE_STRING)
diff --git a/man/XIChangeProperty.txt b/man/XIChangeProperty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76a0e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/XIChangeProperty.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+XICHANGEPROPERTY(libmansuffix)
+==============================
+
+NAME
+----
+
+ XIChangeProperty, XIGetProperty, XIDeleteProperty - change, retrieve
+ or delete a device's property.
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+
+ #include <X11/extensions/XInput2.h>
+
+ void XIChangeProperty( Display* dpy,
+ int deviceid,
+ Atom property,
+ Atom type,
+ int format,
+ int mode,
+ unsigned char *data,
+ int num_items)
+
+ void XIDeleteProperty( Display *dpy,
+ int deviceid,
+ Atom property)
+
+ Status XIGetProperty( Display *dpy,
+ int deviceid,
+ Atom property,
+ long offset,
+ long length,
+ Bool delete_property,
+ Atom type,
+ Atom *type_return,
+ int *format_return,
+ unsigned long *num_items_return,
+ unsigned long *bytes_after_return,
+ unsigned char **data)
+
+ bytes_after_return
+ Returns the number of bytes remaining to be read in the prop-
+ erty if a partial read was performed.
+
+ data
+ Specifies the property data.
+
+ display
+ Specifies the connection to the X server.
+
+ delete_property
+ Specifies a Boolean value that determines whether the property
+ is to be deleted.
+
+ deviceid
+ The device to list the properties for.
+
+ format
+ Specifies whether the data should be viewed as a list of
+ 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit quantities. Possible values are 8,
+ 16, and 32. This information allows the X server to correctly
+ perform byte-swap operations as necessary. If the
+ format is 16-bit or 32-bit, you must explicitly cast your
+ data pointer to an (unsigned char *) in the call to
+ XIChangeProperty.
+
+ format_return
+ Returns the actual format of the property.
+
+ length
+ Specifies the length in 32-bit multiples of the data to be
+ retrieved.
+
+ offset
+ Specifies the offset in the specified property (in 32-bit
+ quantities) where the data is to be retrieved.
+
+ mode
+ One of PropModeAppend, PropModePrepend or PropModeReplace.
+
+ num_items
+ Number of items in data in the format specified.
+
+ nitems_return
+ Returns the actual number of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit items
+ stored in data.
+
+ property
+ Specifies the property name.
+
+ type
+ Specifies the type of the property. The X server does not
+ interpret the type but simply passes it back to an application
+ that later calls XIGetProperty.
+
+ type_return
+ Returns the atom identifier that defines the actual type of
+ the property.
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+The XIGetProperty function returns the actual type of the property;
+the actual format of the property; the number of 8-bit, 16-bit,
+or 32-bit items transferred; the number of bytes remaining to be read
+in the property; and a pointer to the data actually returned.
+XIGetProperty sets the return arguments as follows:
+
+ - If the specified property does not exist for the specified device,
+ XIGetProperty returns None to actual_type_return and the
+ value zero to actual_format_return and bytes_after_return. The
+ nitems_return argument is empty. In this case, the delete argument
+ is ignored.
+
+ - If the specified property exists but its type does not match the
+ specified type, XIGetProperty returns the actual property
+ type to actual_type_return, the actual property format (never
+ zero) to actual_format_return, and the property length in bytes
+ (even if the actual_format_return is 16 or 32) to
+ bytes_after_return. It also ignores the delete argument. The
+ nitems_return argument is empty.
+
+ - If the specified property exists and either you assign
+ AnyPropertyType to the req_type argument or the specified type
+ matches the actual property type, XIGetProperty returns the
+ actual property type to actual_type_return and the actual property
+ format (never zero) to actual_format_return. It also returns a value
+ to bytes_after_return and nitems_return, by defining the following
+ values:
+
+ N = length of the stored property in bytes
+ I = 4 * offset
+ T = N - I
+ L = MINIMUM(T, 4 * length)
+ A = N - (I + L)
+
+The returned value starts at byte index I in the property
+(indexing from zero), and its length in bytes is L. If the value
+for long_offset causes L to be negative, a BadValue error results.
+The value of bytes_after_return is A, giving the number of trailing
+unread bytes in the stored property.
+
+If the returned format is 8, the returned data is represented as a char
+array. If the returned format is 16, the returned data is represented
+as a uint16_t array and should be cast to that type to obtain the ele-
+ments. If the returned format is 32, the returned data is represented
+as a uint32_t array and should be cast to that type to obtain the elements.
+
+XIGetProperty always allocates one extra byte in prop_return (even
+if the property is zero length) and sets it to zero so that simple
+properties consisting of characters do not have to be copied into yet
+another string before use.
+
+If delete is True and bytes_after_return is zero, XIGetProperty
+deletes the property from the window and generates an XIPropertyNotify
+event on the window.
+
+The function returns Success if it executes successfully. To free the
+resulting data, use XFree.
+
+XIGetProperty can generate BadAtom, BadValue, and BadWindow
+errors.
+
+The XIChangeProperty function alters the property for the specified device
+and causes the X server to generate a XIPropertyNotify event for that
+device. XIChangeProperty performs the following:
+
+- If mode is PropModeReplace, XIChangeProperty discards the previous
+ property value and stores the new data.
+
+- If mode is PropModePrepend or PropModeAppend, XChangeProperty
+ inserts the specified data before the beginning of the existing
+ data or onto the end of the existing data, respectively. The type
+ and format must match the existing property value, or a BadMatch
+ error results. If the property is undefined, it is treated as
+ defined with the correct type and format with zero-length data.
+
+If the specified format is 8, the property data must be a char array.
+If the specified format is 16, the property data must be a uint16_t array.
+If the specified format is 32, the property data must be a uint32_t array.
+
+The lifetime of a property is not tied to the storing client.
+Properties remain until explicitly deleted, until the device is removed,
+or until the server resets. The maximum size of a property is server
+dependent and can vary dynamically depending on the amount of memory
+the server has available. (If there is insufficient space, a BadAlloc
+error results.)
+
+XIChangeProperty can generate BadAlloc, BadAtom, BadMatch, BadValue, and
+BadDevice errors.
+
+The XIDeleteProperty function deletes the specified property only if the
+property was defined on the specified device and causes the X server to
+generate a XIPropertyNotify event for the device unless the property does
+not exist.
+
+XIDeleteProperty can generate BadAtom and BadDevice errors.
+
+
+DIAGNOSTICS
+-----------
+BadAlloc
+ The server failed to allocate the requested resource or
+ server memory.
+
+BadAtom
+ A value for an Atom argument does not name a defined Atom.
+
+BadValue
+ Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted
+ by the request. Unless a specific range is specified for an
+ argument, the full range defined by the argument’s type is
+ accepted. Any argument defined as a set of alternatives can
+ generate this error.
+
+BadDevice
+ An invalid device was specified. The device does not
+ exist.
+
+BadAtom
+ An invalid property was specified. The property does not
+ exist.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+
+XIListProperties(libmansuffix)
diff --git a/man/XIListProperties.txt b/man/XIListProperties.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de374cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/XIListProperties.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+XILISTPROPERTIES(libmansuffix)
+=============================
+
+NAME
+----
+
+ XIListProperties - List a device's properties.
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+
+ #include <X11/extensions/XInput2.h>
+
+ Atom* XListProperties( Display *display,
+ int deviceid,
+ int *nprops_return);
+
+ display
+ Specifies the connection to the X server.
+
+ deviceid
+ The device to list the properties for.
+
+ nprops_return
+ Specifies the number of Atoms returned.
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+The XIListProperties function returns a list of the
+properties associated with the input device specified with
+deviceid. Each device may have an arbitrary number of properties
+attached, some of which were created by the driver and/or
+server, others created by clients at runtime.
+
+The client is expected to free the list of properties using
+XFree.
+
+XIListProperties can generate a BadDevice error.
+
+DIAGNOSTICS
+-----------
+
+BadDevice
+ An invalid device was specified. The device does not
+ exist.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+
+XIChangeProperty(libmansuffix),
+XIGetProperty(libmansuffix),
+XIDeleteProperty(libmansuffix)